Portrait head of man with short-cropped hair and short beard, probably emperor. From region of Oescus (Dacia Ripensis). 284-305
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Oescus
Province:
Dacia Ripensis
Region:
North Balkans and Danube provinces
Details:
Village of Peštene (Vratca) in the region of Oescus
Current Location:
Sofia, National Museum, inv. no. 693
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
Short-cropped
Height(cm):
29
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown (Diocletian? Galerius?)
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
284
Latest:
305
MAIN REFERENCE
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, pp. 26-7. 109 pl. 22 b