This limestone sculpture features a bejeweled Palmyrene girl named Ḥabībā. The skull is disproportionately large. The thick hair is carefully combed above the broad forehead. The eyes are wide-open, the cheeks are full, and the chin is dimpled. The robe follows the body's curves, descending all the way to the ankles. The sleeves are long. Two necklaces adorn a rather large neck. The upper necklace has a pendant in the form of a medallion. A bunch of dates is held with the right hand, and a bird is carried with the left. This piece was displayed at the National Museum of Damascus during its 1969 exhibition. Dimensions are not provided.
Bašīr Zuhdī. Maʿraḍ al-ʾĀṯār al-Klasīqīyyā. Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes XIX 1969 (pp. 77-83).
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