Portrait bust of man with short hair and fine beard wearing late toga. Baths of Agamemnon (Asia). Fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Smyrna
Province:
Asia
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
during excavation for modern fountain at thermal baths (baths of Agamemnon) in 1965
Current Location:
Archaeological Museum, Izmir, inv. no. 5246
OBJECT
Object:
Bust
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
toga, late antique; tunic, sleeved; tunic/chiton
Hairstyle:
Short-cropped
Height(cm):
59
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
400
Latest:
500
MAIN REFERENCE
Auinger, J. 'Eine spätantike Togabüste aus Balçova', Jahreshefte des Österreichischen Archäologischen Instituts in Wien 72, Vienna 2003, 15-28, figs.1-8