Cuirassed statue of Tetrarch (Diocletian or Maximian?) in Milan-Munich type. Utica (Africa Proconsularis). Late third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Utica
Province:
Africa Proconsularis
Region:
North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details:
between Theatre and acropolis
Current Location:
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, inv. no. 24
OBJECT
Object:
Statue, standing
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
armour; cloak, paludamentum; other
Hairstyle:
Short-cropped
Height(cm):
Attributes:
belt; corona civica; fibula; other
Beard:
Bearded, stubble
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Emperor
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
280
Latest:
300
MAIN REFERENCE
Salomonson, J.W . 'Ein unbekanntes Tetrarchorträt aus Nord Afrika in Leiden', Oudheidkundige mededelingen uit het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden 41, Leiden 1960, 59-68, pls. 27-33 (Maximian)