Palmyra

Questions Answered about Ancient Palmyra, Syria

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 by MAMcIntosh

Getty Curators Frances Terpak and Peter Bonfitto answer questions about how the ancient site was recorded and how it has changed. Frances Terpak and Peter Louis Bonfitto, co-curators of the Getty Research Institute’s first online exhibition The Legacy of Ancient Palmyra, took your questions on Instagram last week. Both are passionate about the value of scholarship and the[…]

Ancient Portrait Bust from Palmyra Joins the Collection of the Getty Villa

Posted on June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 by MAMcIntosh

Once adorned with gold and paint, this ornate limestone bust depicts a prosperous resident of the ancient city. Introduction Hadirat Katthina has come to the Getty Villa. The J. Paul Getty Museum recently acquired the portrait of a woman who lived—and died—in the fabled ancient Syrian caravan city of Palmyra around the years 200 to[…]