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title: Funerary Relief of a Woman
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7944/funerary-relief-of-a-woman/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Funerary Relief of a Woman

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Funerary Relief of a Woman](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7944.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7944.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a funerary relief of a woman who lived in [Syria](https://www.worldhistory.org/syria/) when it was under [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) occupation (64 BCE-260 CE). It dates from the 2nd century CE, and it is made of limestone. ([Iris](https://www.worldhistory.org/Iris/) & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, California)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, January 16). Funerary Relief of a Woman. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7944/funerary-relief-of-a-woman/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Funerary Relief of a Woman." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 16, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7944/funerary-relief-of-a-woman/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Funerary Relief of a Woman." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7944/funerary-relief-of-a-woman/>.

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