Headless portrait statue of man in toga. From Cyrene. Late second to early third, or fourth to fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Cyrene
Province:
Libya Superior
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Agora
Current Location:
Cyrene, Acc. no. C 17122
OBJECT
Object:
Statue, standing
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
toga, late antique; tunic, sleeved
Hairstyle:
n/a
Height(cm):
164
Attributes:
Beard:
n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
180
Latest:
500
MAIN REFERENCE
Rosenbaum, E., A Catalogue of Cyrenaican Portrait Sculpture, London 1960, 84, no. 133, pl. 68.4
Stucchi, S., Cirene 1957-1966 : un decennio di attività della missione archeologica italiana a Cirene , Tripoli 1967, 138-9, fig. 142-3
Catani, E. 'Statue marmoree rilavorate da Cirene', Scritti di antichità in memoria di Sandro Stucchi (Studi Miscellanei 29), 37-50, Rome 1996, 43-4 no. IV fig. 4