Another specimen representing a seated scribe wearing a himation and unfolding a scroll. The long garment leaves the ankles uncovered. The feet are clad in sandals.
The head is missing, and so is the right upper extremity between the arm and the wrist. The upper parts of the chair's legs underwent a modern restoration. The surface is entirely covered by a thin, dark brownish patina.
The scroll has the following Greek inscription in three lines:
ΘΥΜΟΣ - ΑΕΡΟΥ ΕΚ ΤΩΝ ΙΔΙΩΝ ΕΠΩΗΣΕΝ (= εποιη-σευ)
"Thymos, son of -- aeros has made it on their own expenses."
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 90 cm, W 37 cm, D 46 cm.
Era: second century CE.
Text: adapted from Weber (p. 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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