Melpomene from Raqmu-Petra

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Melpomene, one of the nine Greek muses and patron of Greek tragedy, holding a mask of Pan or a satyr, instead of the tragic mask usually associated with her. This relief is one of a group of architectural sculptures that were discovered near the temenos gate of the temple of Qasr al-Bint in Raqmu-Petra, which probably decorated an earlier structure at the location. From Raqmu-Petra, Jordan, Kingdom of Nabatea, first half of the 1st century CE.

The Jordan Museum, Amman.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, February 18). Melpomene from Raqmu-Petra. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10094/melpomene-from-raqmu-petra/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Melpomene from Raqmu-Petra." World History Encyclopedia, February 18, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10094/melpomene-from-raqmu-petra/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Melpomene from Raqmu-Petra." World History Encyclopedia, 18 Feb 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10094/melpomene-from-raqmu-petra/.

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