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LSA-1080 Portrait head for insertion of long-haired man possibly wearing diadem. Unknown provenance. First half of sixth century.










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Province: Region:
Details: Acquired in 1997 from private Swiss collection
Current Location: Munich, Glyptothek, inv. no. 561
OBJECT
Object: Head, separately worked Material: Marble Re-Use? Yes
Clothing: n/a Hairstyle: Long, covers ears Height(cm): 32
Attributes: Beard: Bearded, under-chin
SUBJECT
Honorand: Position: Gender: Male
Awarder: Position:
DATE
Earliest: 500 Latest: 550
MAIN REFERENCE
Sande, S. 'Ein Porträt des 6. Jahrhunderts n.Chr.', Archäologischer Anzeiger 1992, Berlin (1992), 599-607, figs. 1-6

Ensoli, S. and E. La Rocca (eds.), Aurea Roma: dalla città pagana alla città cristiana, Roma 2000, 583-4, no. 273 (first half sixth century, re-cut from Lucius Verus)

Baumstark, R. (ed.), Rom und Byzanz : Schatzkammerstücke aus bayerischen Sammlungen , Munich 1998, 72-5, no. 2

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