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A Palmyrene altar in the Cincinnati Art Museum

Dirven, Lucinda; Kaizer, Ted

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Lucinda Dirven



Abstract

This article concerns the publication of an altar from Palmyra that it is possession of the Cincinnati Art Museum. The alter is decorated, uniquely, on all four sides, with reliefs representing Palmyrene deities: a seated goddess, an armed desert deity, a solar deity, and a Poseidonfigure carrying a trident. The alter provides the first instance of the latter figure appearing on Palmyrene sculpture.

Citation

Dirven, L., & Kaizer, T. (2013). A Palmyrene altar in the Cincinnati Art Museum. Syria. Archéologie, art et histoire, 90, 391-408

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 5, 2013
Deposit Date Jan 13, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Syria. Archéologie, art et histoire
Print ISSN 0039-7946
Publisher Les Presses de l'Ifpo
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 90
Pages 391-408
Keywords Palmyra, Palmyrene religion, Sculpture, Poseidon.
Publisher URL http://www.ifporient.org/en/node/1392

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