Tondo portrait of Socrates. From Italy. Late third to fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Province:
Region:
Italy, provenance unknown
Details:
Current Location:
Rome, Villa Albani
OBJECT
Object:
Tondo
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Form:
Height(cm):
Width(cm):
56
Depth(cm):
Language:
Text Type:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Socrates
Position:
Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
250
Latest :
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Bol, P. (ed.), Forschungen zur Villa Albani : Katalog der antiken Bildwerke. 2. Bildwerke in den Portiken, dem Vestibül und der Kapelle des Casino , Berlin 1990, 272-4, no. 229, pls. 193-5 (Voutiras: post AD 250)