A sensational discovery of a royal necropolis was made back in 1940 near the city of Homs (Classical Emesa). It yielded a number of artifacts from the reign of Augustus Caesar or his immediate successors. Featured among the objects are ornaments of a sarcophagus including gold leaves with several patterns related to Greco-Roman Mythology, golden rings, a bracelet, and a neck piece. Those treasures and some more have graced the National Museum of Damascus ever since.
At the center of this assortment is a 24.5 cm Ht helmet with a mask dating, according to the French archaeologist Henri Seyrig (1895-1973), from the the first century C.E. and crafted by a Syrian jeweler.
The item in question has two components: the upper one or helmet is made of a single piece of iron decorated with silver. The lower part or mask is also made of iron but is in addition laminated with silver in its entirety. Likely this set had been the pride of a private collection of a wealthy owner.
https://bornindamascus.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-treasures-of-national-museum-of.html
At the center of this assortment is a 24.5 cm Ht helmet with a mask dating, according to the French archaeologist Henri Seyrig (1895-1973), from the the first century C.E. and crafted by a Syrian jeweler.
The item in question has two components: the upper one or helmet is made of a single piece of iron decorated with silver. The lower part or mask is also made of iron but is in addition laminated with silver in its entirety. Likely this set had been the pride of a private collection of a wealthy owner.
https://bornindamascus.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-treasures-of-national-museum-of.html
كنوز متحف دمشق الوطني
اكتشفت مقبرة ملكيّة تعود للقرن الأوّل الميلادي غرب مدينة حمص عام ١٩٤٠. حوت هذه المقبرة عدداً من الحلي الذهبيّة منها خاتمين وإسورة وقلادة إضافة لزخارف تابوت ملبّسة بالذهب. الصورتان المرفقتان لخوذة وقناع من هذه المجموعة بارتفاع ٢٤،٥ سم وهي استناداً لعالم الآثار الفرنسي Henri Seyrig (١٨٩٥-١٩٧٣) من صنع صائغ سوري من عهد الإمبراطور الروماني Augustus Caesar أو بعده بقليل. تتألّف طاسة الرأس من قطعة واحدة من الحديد مزخرفة بالفضّة أمّا القناع فهو أيضاً حديدي ولكنّه مغطّى بالكامل بصفيحة من الفضّة.
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