The Beauty of Palmyra Relief

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Carole Raddato
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published on 24 May 2015
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Limestone funerary bust of a woman from Palmyra (Central Syria) with traces of polychromy so called ”The Beauty of Palmyra”, 190-210 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2015, May 24). The Beauty of Palmyra Relief. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3885/the-beauty-of-palmyra-relief/

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Raddato, Carole. "The Beauty of Palmyra Relief." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 24, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3885/the-beauty-of-palmyra-relief/.

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Raddato, Carole. "The Beauty of Palmyra Relief." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 24 May 2015. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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