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Odds and Ends. Unusual Elements in Palmyrene Iconography
, Brepols, 2023 Paperback, xiv + 180 pages, Size:216 x 280 mm, Illustrations:45 b/w, 63 col., 1 tables b/w., 1 maps b/w, Language: English. ISBN 9782503603964.
Summary The funerary art that was produced in Roman Palmyra, a caravan city in the Syrian steppe desert, is rightly world-renowned. The frontal depictions of the deceased, featured in torso-length portraits, and the large-scale banqueting scenes are iconic, and lent an added mystique by the absence of any literary sources that might aid in their interpretation. But while from a distance these exquisite portraits might seem rather formulaic, when examining more closely, it is clear that these scenes reveal a surprisingly rich and varied funerary d cor. Alongside the more popular iconographic choices are singular scenes, motifs, and elements that deviate from the norm, while new patterns and connections between Palmyra and its surroundings are identifiable. This volume, which draws on the vast materials gathered under the auspices of the Palmyra Portrait Project directed by Professor Rubina Raja, explores the 'oddities' raised by the Palmyrene corpus; it examines one-off scenes or elements, and unusual or unparalleled iconographical choices, and it questions how and why such unusual choices should be interpreted. The chapters gathered here not only focus on these visual 'hapax legomena' in Palmyra, but also explore the city's connections with the art of Roman centres to the west, as well as the nearby Hellenistic city states, regional centres of production, and Parthian and Persian sites to the east. Through this approach, the authors engage with the visual richness and sheer amount of choice that existed in Palmyrene funerary art, while also providing unique insights into the knowledge culture that existed within Palmyrene society. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Abbreviations 1. Unusual Iconographies, Choices, Musts, and Sculptural Traditions in Palmyra Maura K. Heyn and Rubina Raja 2. Hunting with Birds in Palmyra: Iconographic Evidence for the Activities of Elite Youths in the Period AD 100-200 Olympia Bobou 3. Playing Games in the Palmyrene Tomb Maura K. Heyn 4. The Phrygian Cap in Palmyrene Art Fred C. Albertson 5. Representation of Fish in the Palmyrene Tesserae Aleksandra Kubiak-Schneider 6. A Palmyrene Relief of Nemesis from Dura-Europos Lisa R. Brody 7. Anomalies in Funerary Representation Encountered in the Course of the WPAIP's Research Jeremy M. Hutton 8. Luxury Jewellery in Palmyrene Funerary Art: Necklaces with Portrait Busts Carried by Women Represented in the Funerary Sculpture Rubina Raja 9. As Close as You Can Get: Mourning Women in Palmyrene Funerary Art Rubina Raja 10. Palmyrene Double Reliefs and their Value Julia Steding Index
Individualizing the Dead. Attributes in Palmyrene Funerary Sculpture
, Brepols, 2021 Paperback, xvi + 140 pages, Size:216 x 280 mm, Illustrations:107 b/w, Language: English. ISBN 9782503591261.
Summary During the Roman era, when the ancient city of Palmyra was at the height of its powers, several thousand funerary portraits were sculpted, each carefully crafted to represent the men, women, and children who had once lived there as members of the Palmyrene elite. In their commemorative monuments, these individuals were given specific attributes to express their social status, wealth, identity, and skills. This volume provides an in-depth exploration of different aspects of these funerary portraits, and illuminates in particular the addition of attributes and how and why they were used by both artists and their patrons. The eight contributions gathered here examine the range of choices available to commissioners of art works in Palmyra, the prevalence or rarity of specific attributes, and the ways in which the variation and selection of attributes could be used in funerary, religious, or public contexts to express social cohesion and group identity, as well as to demonstrate individuality. Crucially, while these funerary monuments may be closely associated with Palmyra, they in fact provide clear evidence of the city's relationships across the wider region: examination of the different attributes suggests that the Palmyrenes were aware of how these were used, perceived, and adapted by neighbouring people as a way of transmitting various social meanings and expressing their own values. TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents List of Illustrations Attributes in Palmyrene Funerary Sculpture: Functions and Meanings - MAURA HEYN AND RUBINA RAJA The 'Fringed' Mantle and its Relation to Gender in Palmyrene Funerary Sculpture - FRED ALBERTSON Plants in Palmyrene Funerary Iconography of Adults - OLYMPIA BOBOU Unlocking a Mystery? The Keys in Palmyrene Funerary Portraiture - RIKKE RANDERIS THOMSEN Significance of the Drinking Attributes in Palmyrene Banquet Scenes - MAURA HEYN Adornment and Jewellery as a Status Symbol in Priestly Representations in Roman Palmyra: The Palmyrene Priests and their Brooches - RUBINA RAJA A Symbol of a City. The Iconography of the Palmyrene Coinage - NATHALIA B. KRISTENSEN Why No Attributes? Expressions of Status and Social Realities in the Epigraphy of Palmyra - JEAN-BAPTISTE YON Index
