The similarities with the previous piece are striking but the damages to this one are more extensive as evidenced by the absence of Nike's head and the upper part of the cornucopia.
Provenance: H̱irbit Ramaḍān. Acquired by the Museum in 1933.
Era: second century or first half of the third CE.
Substance: basalt.
Dimensions: H 103 cm, W 43 cm, D 33 cm.
Text: adapted from Weber (p 115). .
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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