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Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395

YUAG 3522. Altar found just before the entrance to the Temple of Bel dedicated to Iarhibol
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Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395

Summary

Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395 is an archaeological artefact[1].

Key Facts

  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's instance of is recorded as archaeological artefact[2].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's instance of is recorded as altar[3].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's instance of is recorded as inscription[4].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's instance of is recorded as dedication[5].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's instance of is recorded as archaeological find[6].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's instance of is recorded as cultural property[7].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's instance of is recorded as dedication[8].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's genre is dedication[9].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's depicts is recorded as inscription[10].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's depicts is recorded as Greek alphabet[11].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395 is made of limestone[12].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395 is made of gypsum[13].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's location of discovery is recorded as Dura-Europos[14].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's location of discovery is recorded as Temple of Bêl[15].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's collection is recorded as Yale University Art Gallery[16].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's inventory number is recorded as 1929.385[17].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395 took place at New Haven[18].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's writing system is recorded as Greek alphabet[19].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395 is part of Yale-French Excavation Season Two at Dura-Europos[20].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's Commons category is recorded as Large Altar to the gods of Palmyra, YUAG inv 1929.385[21].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek[22].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 15, 1929[23].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's significant event is recorded as Yale-French Excavation Season Two at Dura-Europos[24].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's described at URL is recorded as https://usepigraphy.brown.edu/projects/usep/inscription/CT.NH.YU.YAM.G.1929.385/[25].
  • Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395's depicted by is recorded as Dura-Europos archival photograph, YUAG Negative number dura-b54~01[26].

Body

Geography

Large Altar to Gods of Palmyra; Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1929.395 is part of Yale-French Excavation Season Two at Dura-Europos[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological artefact[2], altar[3], inscription[4], dedication[5], archaeological find[6], and cultural property[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. artgallery.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. artgallery.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. Retrieved . artgallery.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . artgallery.yale.edu. artgallery.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . artgallery.yale.edu. artgallery.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. artgallery.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . The Palmyrenes of Dura-Europos: A Study of Religious Interaction in Roman Syria. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . artgallery.yale.edu. artgallery.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . artgallery.yale.edu. artgallery.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . artgallery.yale.edu. artgallery.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . The Excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Second Season of Work, Oct. 1928 — April 1929. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . jstor.org. Retrieved . jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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