Portrait head of bearded man in 'Iamblichus-type'. From Epidaurus (Achaea). Late third to early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Epidaurus
Province:
Achaea
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
Epidaurus, Asklepieion
Current Location:
Athens, National Museum, inv. no. 582
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
32
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
270
Latest:
330
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, 62 pl. VII, VIII a, b
Rodenwaldt, G., Griechische Porträts aus dem Ausgang der Antike: 76. Programm zum Winckelmannsfeste der archäologischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin, Berlin 1919, 3-4 nr. 1pl. I, II
Kaltsas, N., Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Athens 2002, 371 nr. 792
L'Orange, H. P., Studien zur Geschichte des spätantiken Porträts, Oslo 1933, 41-43, 126 nr. 65 fig. 114
