Bust of a young priest crowned with a hieratic headdress. He holds a vase of incense with his left hand and a bottle of sacred oil with the right.
Provenance: Palmyra (Ṭāʿī' hypogaeum).
Substance: limestone.
Dimensions: H 66 cm, W 16.5 cm.
Era: second century CE.
Text: Abdul-Hak: Treasures (p. 18) & Annals (p. 32).
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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