Over life-size head with hooked nose and receding chin, Constantius I? Ostia. Late third to early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Ostia
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Piazza delle Corporazioni
Current Location:
Museo, Ostia, inv. no. 1844
OBJECT
Object:
Head, separately worked
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
Short-cropped
Height(cm):
38
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, stubble
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantius I?
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
280
Latest:
300
MAIN REFERENCE
Donati, A. and G. Gentili, Costantino il Grande. La civiltà antica al bivio tra Occidente e Oriente, Milan 2005, 208-209, no. 7 (I.Romeo: Constantius I)