Bronze portrait of Tetrarch (Diocletian or Maximinian?) in Milan-Munich type, possibly modern. From Crocodilopolis (Augustamnica, after 400 Arcadia). Late third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Crocodilopolis
Province:
Augustamnica
Region:
Egypt
Details:
Crocodilopolis
Current Location:
formerly Cairo art market
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Bronze
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
Short-cropped
Height(cm):
34
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, stubble
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Emperor
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
280
Latest:
300
MAIN REFERENCE
Graindor, P., Bustes et statues-portraits d'Égypte romaine, Cairo 1937, 64-5, no. 20, pl. 19 (Maximinus Thrax)