The subject's head is tilted backward, and his stare is directed upward. He wears a cloak, the hem of which runs obliquely across the lower chest and the upper abdomen. The garment covers the body all the way to the ankles. The feet are clad in a sandal. The hands unfold a scroll that carries the following Greek inscription:
ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΑΣΒΟΥ ΤΟ ΘΕΜΑ
"Monument of Rouphos .. son of Asbos".
The head was separated from the trunk to be reattached in a modern restoration. The facial features are disfigured. The garment covering the left knee has been chipped off. The surface is entirely covered by a thin, dark brownish patina.
Provenance: al-Kafr. Discovered in 1952 during a rescue excavation by the Syrian Directorate General of Antiquities in a vineyard north of the village.
Substance: basalt.
Dimensions: H 92 cm, W 37 cm, D 45 cm.
Era: second century CE.
Text: adapted from Weber (p. 99-100).
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.
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