Head for insertion of Menander. Rome. Fourth to fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Excavations of via dei Fori Imperiali between Forum Pacis and Colosseum
Current Location:
Rome, Musei Capitolini, Depot
OBJECT
Object:
Head, separately worked
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
Short
Height(cm):
34.5
Attributes:
Beard:
Clean-shaven
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Menander
Position:
Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
500
MAIN REFERENCE
Mustilli, D. 'Di alcune sculture, trovate tra il Foro della Pace e l'Anfiteatro', Bullettino della Commissione archeologica comunale di Roma 61, Rome 1933, 101-104, no. 9, fig. 8 (Menander, 4th c.)
Fittschen, K.'Zur Rekonstruktion griechischer Dichterstatuen. 1. Die Statue des Menander', Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Athenische Abteilung 106, Berlin 1991, 269, no. 40
