Fragment of base for statue, probably of Constantine I or one of his sons (Crispus, Constantine II, or Constantius II), emperor. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). 324-326.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
near Uadi Lebdah
Current Location:
Lepcis, Museum, storerooms
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
20.7
Width(cm):
17.3
Depth(cm):
4.7
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Name lost
Position:
Imperial Family
Gender:
Unknown
Awarder:
Name lost
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
324
Latest :
326
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 456-7, no. 72, figs. 10.82-83
Reynolds, J. M. & J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania. In collaboration with S. Aurigemma, R. Bartoccini, G. Caputo, R. Goodchild, P. Romanelli, Roma 1952, no. 771
