A very beautiful relief representing a rich Palmyrene lady (Bolaya) accompanied by her brother (Molaʿ). She leans on a cushion and her jewelry box is placed beside her.
Provenance: Palmyra (Ṭāʿī' hypogaeum).
Substance: limestone.
Dimensions: 55 cm x 82 cm.
Era: Late second century CE.
Text (with black & white photo): Abdul-Hak: Treasures (p. 17) & Annals (p. 37-38).
Color Photo: Dīnā al-Badawī.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Sélim Abdul-Hak. The Treasures of the National Museum of Damascus. Publication of the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) 1959.
Salīm ʿAdil ʿAbdul-Ḥaqq. Ṭāʿī Palmyrene Family's Hypogaeum (Arabic) . Les Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes I-II 1952 (p. 7-50).
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