Heyn, Maura
(ed.)
Raja, Rubina
(ed.)
Editorial: Brepols Publishers
Número de páginas: 194 págs. 21.0 x 28.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 01-07-2023
EAN: 9782503603964
ISBN: 978-2-503-60396-4
Precio (sin IVA): 93,50 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 97,24 €
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.