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.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
29th August 2010
Contributor
Joshua Bryant
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Museum Exhibit
Tags
Basalt, Damascus, Damascus National Museum, Roman, Sculpture, Syria, Winged Victory
Collection
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Basalt relief of winged victories,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed November 23, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/790.