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Procession of Nobles

Procession of Nobles

100–150 CE
limestone
Overall: 57.7 x 120.7 x 34.5 cm (22 11/16 x 47 1/2 x 13 9/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1970.15
Location: not on view

Description

Palmyra was a key center for trade between the Roman and Parthian Empires. This unique relief has been associated with Palmyra only through stylistic comparisons; it is not known where it was found on the site. It depicts men in Parthian dress riding Arabian horses with bejeweled harness trappings ahead of riders on camels—a possible reference to the caravans that made Palmyra so wealthy. Although all of the riders are dressed and equipped as Parthians, the proportions and perspective of the scene seem to be informed by Greco-Roman conventions. It may depict a ceremonial procession.
  • by 1969
    J.J. Klejman Works of Art, New York, NY
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    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 13 archive.org
    Nicolle, David, and Angus McBride. 1991. The Desert Frontier. Rome's Enemies, 5. London: Osprey. Ill. p. 15.
    Will, Ernest. 1992. Les Palmyréniens : La Venise des sables (Ier siècle avant-Iiième siècle après J.-C.). Collection Civilisations U. Paris: A. Colin. See pp. 101-102 (ill.).
    Sebesta, Judith Lynn, and Larissa Bonfante. The World of Roman Costume. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1994. Ill. p. 168, fig. 10.2.
    Dirven, Lucinda. "Camels, Caravans and Deities: Representations of Camels in Palmyra and Hatra as Proof of Caravan Trade," in D. Alexander (ed.), The Camel through the Ages. A Compendium dedicated to Dr. Abd Al-Rahmam Al- Tayyis Al-Ansari Vol. II (Riyad 2020), 197-212. Ill. pp. 197-198, 203 (Fig. 6).
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    Year in Review: 1970. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).
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