The rear part of the pedestal is missing. Two human feet are all that remains of the person to the left of the little animal. The bulge seen on the lateral aspect of the left foot probably represents the lower end of a sceptre. The animal's head is raised and his upper neck is surrounded by some sort of a mane, or perhaps simply a collar. The modelling of the anatomy is awkward.
The head of the animal was broken and has recently been glued. the sculpture is coated with a greenish to bluish patina.
Provenance: Provenance: aš-Šayẖ Saʿd .
Era: 2nd - 3rd century CE.
Substance: grey basalt.
Dimensions: H 34.5 cm, W 47 cm, D 35 cm.
Text: adapted from Weber (p. 47).
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. It currently is in a storage room.
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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