Grapevine decoration from Diocletian's Camp

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SYRIA ::: PALMYRA

Grapevine  decoration  from  Diocletian's  Camp
This rather baroque piece of carving was in Diocletian's camp and therefore dates from about 300 AD and makes an interesting contrast with the far simpler grapevine motif from the temple of Bel which dates from some time in the 2nd century.