- Collection: Damascus
19 Items
Basalt Door
These basalt doors are found across Syria, but generally most frequently originate from the Syrian Limestone Massif around Aleppo and Idlib provinces. They are found throughout the Late Antique period and were a particular feature of tower-houses occupied by multiple families. In some cases these doors have remained in situ, thus enabling us to see how they would have been far easier to operate than the modern viewer would expect.
Type: Museum Exhibit
Tags: Basalt, Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Door, Late Antique, Limestone Massif, Museum, Museum Exhibit, Syria
Basalt funerary stele of a woman
This basalt stele shows a full-length portrait of the deceased. It is currently on display in the garden of the National Museum of Damascus.
Type: Museum Exhibit
Tags: Basalt, Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Funerary Stele, Roman, Sculpture, Syria
Basalt funerary stele with depiction of a family and a Greek inscription
This stele shows a large sculpture of a man accompanied by the smaller figures of a woman and child and a Greek inscription. It is currently displayed in the garden of the National Museum of Damascus.
Type: Museum Exhibit
Tags: Basalt, Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Funerary Stele, Roman, Sculpture, Syria
Basalt funerary stele with Greek inscriptions and symbolic items
This funerary stele shows items that meant something to the deceased along with a crude Greek inscription. It is now displayed in the garden of the National Museum of Damascus.
Type: Museum Exhibit
Tags: Basalt, Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Funerary Stele, Greek Inscription, Roman, Syria
Basalt relief of the tauroctony
This basalt relief attached to the wall of the National Museum in Damascus shows the tauroctony, the central cult scene of Mithraism where Mithras slays the bull to ensure the passage of the seasons and the continued fertility of the Earth.
Type: Museum Exhibit
Tags: Basalt, Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Mithras, Roman, Sculpture, Syria, Tauroctony
Basalt relief of winged victories
This basalt relief of winged victories is displayed on an exterior wall of the National Museum of Damascus. The relatively crude carving of the object reflects the difficulty of working with basalt.
Type: Museum Exhibit
Tags: Basalt, Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Roman, Sculpture, Syria, Winged Victory
Carved Basalt Slab
This carved basalt slab contains cruciform imagery but is extremely unlikely to have come from a church, as such motifs were widespread in the Roman and Late Antique periods and often were intended as abstract designs rather than having an underlying meaning.
Type: Museum Exhibit
Tags: Basalt, Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Late Antique, Museum, Museum Exhibit, Syria
General view of the garden of Damascus National Museum with Classical and Late Antique sculpture on display
This image shows how sculpture is displayed in an outdoor context at the National Museum of Damascus as the collection is so extensive that only the exceptional works are displayed inside the museum.
Type: Museum Exhibit
Tags: Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Museum, Museum Exhibit, Sculpture, Syria
Limestone Funerary Effigy of a Man
This limestone carving is a funerary effigy for an unknown man.
Type: Museum Exhibit
Tags: Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Figure, Late Antique, Limestone, Museum, Museum Exhibit, Sculpture, Syria
Limestone Funerary Effigy of a Woman
This limestone carving is a funerary effigy for an unknown woman.
Type: Museum Exhibit
Tags: Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Figure, Funerary Relief, Late Antique, Limestone, Museum, Museum Exhibit, Roman, Syria