A nude boy on a sidesaddle. Horse and rider are roughly modeled. It nevertheless is still possible to recognize a youth lifting his right hand towards his mouth, a characteristic gesture of Harpocrates. The rectangular base features several holes on its long sides. The surface is worn, corroded, and coated with dull green patina.
Provenance: Ṭafas. Acquired by the Museum in 1949.
Era: 3rd century CE.
Substance: bronze.
H: 4.8 cm.
Text: adapted from Weber (p. 50).
Collection: the National Museum of Damascus. Acquired by the Syrian Antiquities in 1929.
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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