A door corbel that once supported the lintel of a monumental gate. Both sides are ornamented with s-shaped volutes, while the cross section features a frontal view of a nude man standing with his feet crossed with a vineyard framing the scene.
Provenance: Provenance: aš-Šayẖ Saʿd .
Era: 2nd - 3rd century CE.
Substance: greyish basalt.
Dimensions: H 46.8 cm, W 65.5 cm, D 20.3 cm.
Text: adapted from Weber (p. 48).
Collection: the National Museum of Damascus. Discovered by the Czech Archaeological Mission under the directorship of Bedřich Hrozný in 1924, it was acquired by the National Museum in May 1925.
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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