Jean-Claude Golvin

Palmyra (Palmyra) at the time of Septimius Severus

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Gouache, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

75.8 × 110.2 cm (overall)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Palmyra

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of Palmyra at the time of Septimius Severus. The drawing is in landscape format
has no frame. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
Within the ancient city of Palmyra, the lower part of the city, in the center, features the forum and the theater.
the forum and theater. The colonnaded decumanus crosses the city from side to side, leading
temple of Bel, shown on the right of the drawing. The amphitheatre is located on the outskirts
of the city, in the upper part of the drawing.

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