Colossal pophyry togate statue of Emperor seated on throne. Alexandria (Aegyptus). Late third or early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Alexandria
Province:
Aegyptus
Region:
Egypt
Details:
near Italian consulate
Current Location:
Alexandria Museum, inv. no. 5954
OBJECT
Object:
Statue, seated
Material:
Porphyry
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
footwear, open, strapped shoes; toga, with umbo; tunic, sleeved
Hairstyle:
n/a
Height(cm):
279
Attributes:
other
Beard:
n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Emperor
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
285
Latest:
320
MAIN REFERENCE
Delbrueck, R., Antike Porphyrwerke. Studien zur spätantiken Kunstgeschichte, vol. 6, Berlin 1932, 96-8, pls. 40-41
Ensoli, S. and E. La Rocca (eds.), Aurea Roma: dalla città pagana alla città cristiana, Roma 2000, 562 no. 218, compare nos. 216, 217, 219. (L. Faedo)
L'Orange, H. P., Das spätantike Herrscherbild von Diokletian bis zu den Konstantin-Söhnen, 284-361 n. Chr. Das Römische Herrscherbild. III. Abteilung ; Bd. 4 , Berlin 1984, 67-9, 119, pl. 46 a-b
Calza, R., Iconografia Romana Imperiale. Da Carausio a Giuliano (287-363 d. C.), Rome 1972, 110, no.16, pl.16,42
Goette, H.R., Studien zu römischen Togadarstellungen, Mainz 1990, 47,77,155, no. 31, pl. 66.2
