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The Harvard Semitic Museum Palmyrene Collection
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The Harvard Semitic Museum Palmyrene Collection

Eleonora Cussini, Maura K Heyn, Jeremy M Hutton, Nathaniel E Greene and Catherine E Bonesho
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Vol.380(1), pp.231-246
11/01/2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5615/bullamerschoorie.380.0231

Abstract

Palmyrene epigraphy Palmyrene palaeography Palmyra funerary portraiture Palmyrene Aramaic
Three Palmyrene funerary busts are part of the collections of the Harvard Semitic Museum. This article discusses the epitaphs, the portraits, and their stylistic features, summarizes the funerary busts' documented history of possession, and offers a palaeographic analysis of the inscriptions.
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