The Victory is shown in the customary gliding pose, wearing a peplos fixed with a round brooch on the left shoulder. The right breast is bare, and the folds of the garment are held by a thin girdle at the waist. The wings were made from the same monolith as the statue. The upper extremities are missing along with half of the right wing and the lower extremities below the thighs. This victory, however, is one of the rare examples that preserve the head. The smiling face is that of an idealized maiden with almond-shaped eyes and a meticulously arranged hairstyle. The nose is damaged, and the borders of the symmetrical curls above the forehead are chipped.
Provenance: Provenance: aš-Šayẖ Saʿd .
Era: 2nd - 3rd century CE.
Substance: black basalt.
Dimensions: H 84 cm, W 49 cm, D 41.5 cm.
Text: adapted from Weber (p. 47).
Collection: the National Museum of Damascus. Discovered by the Czech Archaeological Mission under the directorship of Bedřich Hrozný in 1924, it was acquired by the National Museum in May 1925.
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.
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