The statuette represents a nude boy with a short cloak covering his shoulders and a necklace with a crescent-shaped pendant. The head, neck, right arm, left forearm, and both legs are missing. The left arm supports the shaft of a torch (?), the upper end of which is missing. The back of the sculpture is only roughly modeled. The piece is covered by a dark bluish patina with scattered light brown incrustations and stains of modern white paint.
Provenance: aš-Šayẖ Saʿd .
Era: 2nd - 3rd century CE.
Substance: black basalt.
Dimensions: H 32 cm, W 26.3 cm, D 13 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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