Portrait statue made from re-cut female statue and head of Marcus Aurelius. From Cyrene. Later fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Cyrene
Province:
Libya Superior
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Agora, audience hall at western corner of north side
Current Location:
OBJECT
Object:
Statue
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
toga
Hairstyle:
Other
Height(cm):
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Marcus Aurelius(?)
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
350
Latest:
410
MAIN REFERENCE
Stucchi, S., Cirene 1957-1966 : un decennio di attività della missione archeologica italiana a Cirene , Tripoli 1967, 130-138, figs.123-141
Stucchi, S., L'Agorà di Cirene (Monografie di archeologia libica, 7), Rome 1965, 316, pl. 56 figs. 3-4
Catani, E. 'Statue marmoree rilavorate da Cirene', Scritti di antichità in memoria di Sandro Stucchi (Studi Miscellanei 29), 37-50, Rome 1996, 42-3, no. III, fig. 3
