This piece was modeled in the form of imago clipeata, a Latin expression translated as "portrait on a round shield." The disc has a molded frame, and a female bust is applied to a flat background. The woman wears a tunic of transparent fabric fastened with small buttons on her shoulders, baring the left one. There is a discrepancy in the size of the breasts, the right significantly smaller than the left. The nipples are practically visible. The neck is elongated. The head is raised, facing upwards and turning slightly to the left. The pupils' gaze is directed upwards. The hair is curly; it forms a decorative bow above the front and is parted in the middle, descending in symmetrical tufts towards the temples all the way to the sides of the neck. The goddess is crowned with a diadem.
Provenance: Banias.
Substance: bronze.
Diameter: 38.8 cm.
Era: 150-200 CE.
Text: adapted from Weber (p. 74).
Photography: (black & white) ibid, color Nicholas Randall.
Collection: National Museum of Damascus (acquired 1965).
Thomas M. Weber. Sculptures from Roman Syria in the Syrian National Museum of Damascus. Vol I, from Cities and Villages in Central and Southern Syria. Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft. Worms. 2006.
Highlights of the National Museum of Damascus. DGAM (Direction Générale des Antiquités et des Musées de Syrie). Ministère de la Culture, 2006.
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