Roman Funerary Relief, 2nd or 3rd C CE

Limestone Roman Funerary Relief, 2nd or 3rd C CE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

From the object's description on artsmia.org:

*"...Many of the surviving sculptures from ancient Palmyra are funerary reliefs. Collective underground tombs were laid out in deep burial niches, called loculi, dug deep into the high sidewalls. Each niche was sealed with a stone carved in high relief with a bust of the deceased, sometimes carved against a curtained background. The figure's eyes are prominent, and the features are strictly regular. Reliefs like this one, with a background curtain and palm fronds, are found in examples dating from at least the late 2nd century. The rigidly frontal presentation also has a religious meaning, alluding to the experience of ecstatic vision or the participation in the afterlife."*

More information about the object here:

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/81247/funerary-relief-roman

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石灰石质罗马丧葬浮雕，制作于公元2至3世纪，现收藏于明尼阿波利斯艺术博物馆（Minneapolis Institute of Art）。

该文物在artsmia.org上的介绍如下：
*"现存的古代帕尔米拉（Palmyra）雕塑多为丧葬浮雕。集体地下墓葬被开凿于高大侧壁的深邃墓葬壁龛（loculi）中，每个壁龛均以高浮雕石板封盖，石板上雕刻有逝者胸像，部分作品的背景带有帷幔纹饰。雕像眼部轮廓突出，面部特征规整严谨。这类带有帷幔与棕榈叶背景的浮雕，目前已知的最早实例可追溯至公元2世纪晚期。这种严格正面的呈现方式亦具有宗教象征意义，暗喻着迷狂视觉体验或对来世的参与。"*

更多该文物的相关信息可访问：
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/81247/funerary-relief-roman

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