A crouching lion holding a bull's head between its forepaws. The lion's head is disproportionately small; the mane, which covers too extensive an area of the animal's body and neck all the way to its forelegs, is relatively thin around the skull. The tongue protrudes from the half-open mouth. The eyes are hemispherical in shape.
Provenance: ʿIrā. Discovered in 1919 and stored at the Teacher's College (Dār al-Muʿallimīn), al-Mazzā. It was transferred to the Museum at a later date. First published by Wulzinger & watzinger in 1921 (p. 106).
Era: first century CE.
Substance: basalt.
dimensions: H 63.5 cm, L 72.6 cm. W 26.3 cm.
Text: adapted from Weber (p. 119).
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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