A good Palmyrene Limestone Portrait Head of a Youth ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Seals - Varia The Met sent eight staff

The Met sent eight staff members to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to cast replicas directly from the artifacts

The Egyptian name for red jasper is khenmet

For a similar example see Metropolitan Museum of Art

Anmatyerre paintings

A good Palmyrene Limestone Portrait Head of a Youth ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Seals - Varia The Met sent eight staffFrom a funerary relief, this beautifully carved portrait head of a young man is characteristic of the prosperous caravan city of Palmyra during the first three centuries CE. Here, he models a full head of thick wavy locks brushed forward, a light mustache is depicted by straight incised lines above contoured bow shaped lips that offer a slight smile. In symmetrical proportions to the oval face, his small nose is straight, while his ears, protruding