Funerary relief of a couple. Syria, Palmyra, 150-225 CE.
Limestone 55 x 69 x 22 cm.
Inscription: “Zabdibol, son of Salman, Alas! Haggai, daughter of Haddudan, Alas!”
Inv. no.: AO 4449 Louvre
Woman wears medallion with a central medallion and a little bell.
For bells in Palmyra see Dorothy Mackay “Jewellery from Palmyra and its significance”, in: Iraq Vol. 11, No. 2 (Autumn, 1949), pp. 160-187 (40 pages) Published By: British Institute for the Study of Iraq
