Auto-translation of an article from 2019 by Adnan Khatib https://www.sana.sy/?p=1054644
“The competent authorities in the city of Palmyra, in the countryside of Homs, found an ancient funerary slab that the terrorist organization “ISIS” had looted from one of the Palmyra cemeteries and left behind after their defeat from the area.
The curator of the Palmyra National Museum, Dr. Khalil al-Hariri, said in a statement to SANA reporter that this bust of hard limestone dates back to the second century AD and is perfectly made and complete. And the locks of his hair flowed, and he has a beard and mustache, and his eyes are almonds, and his nose is straight, and he holds a key in his left hand, and he puts his right hand on his chest.
Al-Hariri pointed out that there is red paint over the shoulders of the statue to indicate the curtain of death behind it. There is also a clear inscription inscribed in Palmyra indicating the name of the owner of the statue, Wahb al-Lat ibn Zubaidi, in addition to the word “rope” which means his regret.
It is noteworthy that this important painting was recorded, placed and preserved in the corridors of the Palmyra National Museum.”
