Funerary stele of a man Yale University Art Gallery

ca. A.D. 170–190

Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 19 11/16 × 15 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (50 × 39 × 18.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Munroe
Accession Number: 1954.30.3
Culture: Palmyra
Period: Roman
Classification: Sculpture
Disclaimer: Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography

Harald Ingholt, Palmyrene and Gandharan Sculpture: An Exhibition Illustrating the Cultural Interrelations Between the Parthian Empire and Its Neighbors West and East, Palmyra and Gandhara, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1954), no. 7, ill.

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Inscriptions

In Aramaic: "Grandson of Malk[u]"

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