Portrait head of bearded man in 'Iamblichus-type', wearing wreath. Eleusis (Achaea). Mid to later third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Eleusis
Province:
Achaea
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
unknown
Current Location:
Elefsina, Museum, inv. no. 5144
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
30
Attributes:
wreath
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown
Position:
Religious Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
250
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. III
L'Orange, H. P., Studien zur Geschichte des spätantiken Porträts, Oslo 1933, 40-42, 124 nr. 58