Colossal portrait of Emperor with lank hair brushed forward. From Thessalonica. Fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Thessalonica
Province:
Macedonia
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
Outside of Thessalonica (6 km) on road to Serres
Current Location:
British Museum, London, inv. no. 1919,1119.4
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
45.5
Attributes:
Beard:
Clean-shaven
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown (son of Constantine?)
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
320
Latest:
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Gross, W.H., Bildnisse Traians. Römische Herrscherbild. II. Abteilung, vol. 2., Berlin 1940, 130, no. 55, pl. 25b (Trajan)
L'Orange, H. P., Das spätantike Herrscherbild von Diokletian bis zu den Konstantin-Söhnen, 284-361 n. Chr. Das Römische Herrscherbild. III. Abteilung ; Bd. 4 , Berlin 1984, 132 (son of Constantine)
Gardner, E.A. and S. Casson. 'Macedonia. II. Antiquities found in the British zone 1915-1919', The Annual of the British School at Athens 23, London 1918-1919, 39, pl. 10.2
