The anterior aspect of this slab is a frontal depiction of a rather stylized female draped in a long girded garment. The face is round, and the eyes are only roughly indicated. The right upper extremity forms a right angle at the elbow and is sharply bent downward, holding a wheel in the right hand. The left arm, as interpreted by Weber, is raised, and the left hand apparently touches the double hem of a semicircular veil that frames the head. Abdul-Hak, on the other hand, identified a hand-held sword lifted upward with its sheath attached to the left end of the belt.
Provenance: Kafar al-Luḥuf. ("Kafer Sout" according to Abdul-Hak.
Era: 2nd - 3rd century CE. .
Substance: basalte.
Dimensions: 55 x 33 cm.
References: Abdul-Hak (p. 64) and Weber (p. 58).
Photographie: Weber.
Collection: National Museum of Damascus.
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.
Sélim et Andrée Abdul-Hak. Catalogue Illustré du Département des antiquités Gréco-Romaines au Musée de Damas, 1951.
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