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Palmyra Funerary Structure
This was a funerary structure from Palmyra. It showed a man on a couch with his two daughters and one son. According to The MET, this was a gravestone that covered a family burial niche that showed the "personality" or "soul" of the person.
This structure appealed to me personally because my family built a mausoleum for my deceased relatives. This picture showed that the people in Palmyra valued their family's traditions. They put importance to their relative's personality by engraving a structure that would make others remember the deceased. The city of Palmyra was probably a wealthy city. The necklaces and earrings worn by the children and the intricate design on the couch showed how they appreciated jewelries and took their appearance
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