Relief of a woman with a child, excavated from the Tomb of Shalamallat ; 2nd-3rd C, in the Palmyra Museum
Dimensions H. 40 cm, W. 33 cm
The woman has an exceptionally nicely carved raised brooch. Similar examples of Palmyra brooches from Museum in Damascus are described by Dorothy Mackay in The Jewellery of Palmyra and Its Significance
IMAGES from:
https://maximus101.livejournal.com
https://virtual-museum-syria.org/palmyra/funerary-bust-of-a-woman-carrying-a-child/
