Portrait statue of man in toga with beard and lank hair.Ostia. Early fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Ostia
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Forum Baths
Current Location:
Antiquario, Ostia, inv. no. 55
OBJECT
Object:
Statue, standing
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
footwear, closed, plain boots; toga, with umbo; tunic/chiton
Hairstyle:
Other
Height(cm):
185
Attributes:
scroll bundle
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
400
Latest:
450
MAIN REFERENCE
Ensoli, S. & E. La Rocca, Aurea Roma. Dalla città pagana alla città cristiana (Exhibition, Rome 2000), Rome 2000, 648 cat. no. 356 (M. Bergmann)
De Chirico, R. 'Nuova statua-ritratto del basso impero trovata ad Ostia', Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica del Governatorato di Roma 69, (1941) Rome, 113-128, pls. 1-2, figs. 1-3
Gehn, U., Ehrenstatuen in der Spätantike. Chlamydati und Togati, Wiesbaden 2012, 490-7 cat. no. W 2
