A good Palmyrene Limestone Portrait Head of a Youth ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Seals - Varia and referred to this place

and referred to this place as the 'Field of Malachite"

For a similar example see Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Egyptian name for red jasper is khenmet

There are nice traces of iridescence to the body

A good Palmyrene Limestone Portrait Head of a Youth ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Seals - Varia and referred to this placeFrom a funerary relief, this beautifully carved portrait head of a young man is characteristic of the prosperous caravan city of Palmyra during the first three centuries CE. Here, he models a full head of thick wavy locks brushed forward, a light mustache is depicted by straight incised lines above contoured bow shaped lips that offer a slight smile. In symmetrical proportions to the oval face, his small nose is straight, while his ears, protruding