Thursday, July 10, 2025

Nebūlā

 


Bust of a robust priest crowned with a cylindrical priestly headdress. 

Provenance: Palmyra (Ṭāʿī' hypogaeum). 
Substance: limestone. 
Height: 52 cm. 
Era: early second century CE. 
Text: Abdul-Hak: Treasures (p. 18) & Annals (p. 27). 
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.



Sélim Abdul-HakThe 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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