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 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.

Appliques des sarcophages (Tell ʾUmm Ḥōrān)