Right hand holding orb from porphyry statue of Tetrach (see LSA-845 and 1092). Felix Romuliana (Dacia Ripensis). Early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Felix Romuliana
Province:
Dacia Ripensis
Region:
North Balkans and Danube provinces
Details:
Imperial palace, outside the apse of Hall 7 in Range D-1
Current Location:
National Museum, Zajèčar, inv. no. 416
OBJECT
Object:
Statue
Material:
Porphyry
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
n/a
Height(cm):
22
Attributes:
orb
Beard:
n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Tetrarch
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
284
Latest:
315
MAIN REFERENCE
Srejović, D. 'The Representations of Tetrarchs in Romuliana', Antiquité tardive 2, Paris 1994, 143-5, fig. 7
Laubscher, H.-P., 'Beobachtungen zu tetrarchischen Kaiserbildnissen aus Porphyr', Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts 114, Berlin 1999, 242-252 fig.23