A pedestal with two human feet clad in closed, pointed shoes with flat soles. Laces, or straps of leather, are seen in front of the insertion of the missing ankles. Found broken in two, the pieces were fit together. The surface is extensively covered by thick brownish-white incrustations. The stone carries an inscription of one line, the meaning of which is unclear:
ΙΕ - ΠΥΙΣ
Provenance: environs of Damascus (eastern Ġūṭā?). Acquired by the Museum on July 24, 1990.
Substance:basalt.
Dimensions: H 15.9 cm (a), 30 cm (b); W 14.2 cm, (a), 23.5 cm (b); D 24.3 cm (a), 18 cm (b).
Era: second century CE.
Text: adapted from Weber (p.35).
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.
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