Porphyry statue of emperor wearing toga. From Constantinople? Late third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
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Details:
Until 1854 at Sanssouci but alledgedly from Venice and so originally from the Greek East
Current Location:
Altes Museum, Berlin (Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Antikensammlung inv. no. SK 527)
OBJECT
Object:
Statue
Material:
Porphyry
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
toga, with umbo; tunic, sleeved
Hairstyle:
n/a
Height(cm):
140
Attributes:
Beard:
n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
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DATE
Earliest:
270
Latest:
300
MAIN REFERENCE
Delbrueck, R., Antike Porphyrwerke. Studien zur spätantiken Kunstgeschichte, vol. 6, Berlin 1932, 99-100, pls. 42-3
Ensoli, S. and E. La Rocca (eds.), Aurea Roma: dalla città pagana alla città cristiana, Roma 2000, 562 no. 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, 69,120, pl. 47 c
Calza, R., Iconografia Romana Imperiale. Da Carausio a Giuliano (287-363 d. C.), Rome 1972, 110, no. 15, pl. 15, 41
