Catalogue
Subtitle: the Palmyra collection : Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
By: Rubina Raja ; editor, Eva Mortensen & Anne Marie Nielsen
Contributors: Ny Carlsberg glyptotek
Series: Catalogues of the collection in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Publisher: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Published: 2019
Place of publication: [Copenhagen]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 511
ISBN-13: 9788774523642
Subjects: Catalogs; Ancient Architecture; Ancient Art; Antiquities; Ny Carlsberg glyptotek
Other titles: Palmyra collection :
Description: Ancient Palmyra, a famous oasis city in the Syrian Desert, flourished in the first three centuries AD. In this period, the city was embellished with monumental architectural complexes and works of art. When Palmyra was rediscovered by European travellers in the seventh century, Palmyrene art entered collections across Europe. In the 1880s, the founder of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Carl Jacobsen, acquired more than 100 funerary portraits from Palmyra. Later additions to the collection were made by Johannes Elith Østrup during his travels (1890s) and Harald Ingholt during his fieldwork (1920s-1930s).00Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek possesses the largest collection of Palmyrene funerary art outside of Syria. The significant collection gives insight into the development of Palmyrene art as well as the values within Palmyrene society, reflecting both local traditions and knowledge about the world in which Palmyra was embedded ? between large empires. Along with the funerary sculptures, the museum?s Palmyra collection include the so-called banqueting tesserae, inscriptions, altars, and glass, faience, and stucco objects. The collection is presented in its entirety in this catalogue.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.