Funerary relief
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- 20 1/4 × 25 7/16 × 6 7/8 in. (51.4 × 64.6 × 17.5 cm)
- Department
- Ancient West Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, 1902
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Both · 99%
Four human figures are clearly represented, while the catalog lists men and women among the subjects.
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Text Both · 98%
Inscribed characters are visibly distributed across the background and right side of the relief, and the catalog identifies Aramaic among the subjects.
Visual Qualities
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Geometric Visual · 90%
The lower border uses repeated diamond-shaped compartments containing floral or rosette-like motifs, producing a regular geometric structure.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 87%
The carved surface includes layered drapery, hair, facial features, jewelry or costume details, a decorated cushion, inscriptions, and an ornamental base.
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Patterns Visual · 88%
The repeated diamond and floral motifs form a continuous ornamental band along the bottom of the slab.
Medium and Techniques
Time Periods
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Ancient Art Metadata · 98%
The work is dated ca. 2nd–3rd century CE, corresponding to the catalog's Ancient Art period category.
Materials
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Stone Both · 99%
The pale carved slab is visibly stone, and the catalog identifies the medium specifically as limestone.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Funerary/Commemorative Object Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a funerary relief, supporting its commemorative or funerary-object category.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Funerary relief. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.