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LSA-1050 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

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