A lateral view of a stylized four-legged animal turning its head backwards as two infants suckle its teats. The scene illustrates the legend of Rome's twin founders, Remus and Romulus, and the image of the she-wolf (Lupa Romana or Capitolina) nursing them has been a symbol of Rome since antiquity.
This piece is part of the already described Fīq's lintel.
Provenance: Fīq. Acquired by the Syrian Department of Antiquities in 1925.
Substance: basalt.
Era: 2nd-4th century CE.
Text: adapted from Weber (p. 67).
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Text: adapted from Weber (p. 67).
Collection of the 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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