Attachments for Sarcophagi (Tell ʾUmm Ḥōrān)

 

This selection of attachments for sarcophagi from Darʿā were produced by hammering the metal to form a series of rings, the center of which is occupied by a knob in the shape of a lion's head with or without a ring in its mouth. A similar specimen from Ḥimṣ was briefly described by Adul-Hak (p. 145 pl. LV 2) in 1951.  

Provenance: Tell ʾUmm Ḥōrān.

Substance: bronze. 

Era: Classic. 

Text: adapted from Weber (p.50).

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 i
Sélim et Andrée Abdul-Hak. Catalogue Illustré du Département des antiquités Gréco-Romaines au Musée de Damas, 1951.

Appliques des sarcophages (Tell ʾUmm Ḥōrān)