Herm bust of Asclepiades. Rome (Via Appia). Late third to early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Via Appia
Current Location:
Rome, Musei Capitolini, Stanza dei Filosofi, inv. no. 15
OBJECT
Object:
Herm
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
cloak/mantle, himation
Hairstyle:
Short
Height(cm):
58.6
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, stubble
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Asklepiades
Position:
Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
270
Latest:
340
MAIN REFERENCE
Stuart Jones, H. (ed.), A catalogue of the ancient sculptures preserved in the municipal collections of Rome. [Vol.1]. The sculptures of the Museo capitolino , Oxford 1912, 229, no. 24, pl. 57
Fittschen, K., P. Zanker, and P. Cain, Katalog der Porträts in den Capitolischen Museen und den anderen kommunalen Sammlungen der Stadt Rom. Band II. Die männliche Privatporträts, Berlin 2010, 177-8, no. 176, pls. 219-220 (late Tetrarchic)
