Portrait head of bearded man in 'Iamblichus-type'. Delphi (Achaea). Later third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Delphi
Province:
Achaea
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
Delphi, south of Temple
Current Location:
Delphi, Museum inv. no. 4040
OBJECT
Object:
Head, separately worked
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
260
Latest:
300
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Orange, H. P., Some remarks on late Greek portraiture, especially regarding the Jamblichos type, Acta ad archaeologiam et artium historiam pertinentia, 6, 1975, 59-63, 60-61 pl. VI a, b
L'Orange, H. P., Studien zur Geschichte des spätantiken Porträts, Oslo 1933, 42-43, 124-125 nr. 60 fig. 111, 113
