Yet another fragment from a Victory's wing. Only the middle part of the wing is preserved, featuring four rows of rounded feathers, separated from each other by fine horizontal incisions.
Provenance: Provenance: aš-Šayẖ Saʿd .
Era: 2nd - 3rd century CE.
Substance: black basalt.
Dimensions: H 21.2 cm, W 16.2 cm, D 5.6 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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