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LSA-1012 Ear and contiguous hair broken from colossal porphyry portrait of Emperor. Unknown provenance. Earlier fourth century.










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Province: Region:
Details:
Current Location: formerly private collection, Rome
OBJECT
Object: Head Material: Porphyry Re-Use? Unknown
Clothing: n/a Hairstyle: Short Height(cm): 17
Attributes: Beard: n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand: Emperor Position: Emperors Gender: Male
Awarder: Position:
DATE
Earliest: 300 Latest: 350
MAIN REFERENCE
Delbrueck, R., Antike Porphyrwerke. Studien zur spätantiken Kunstgeschichte, vol. 6, Berlin 1932, 116, fig. 47

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