Base for statue of Asclepius, made by Boethos, overseen by Aurelius Marinus, rationalis. Rome. Late third to early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Found in 1667 in S. Martino in Monti
Current Location:
Rome, last recorded in Palazzo Falconieri, via Giulia (CIL VI, p. 4738)
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
92
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Asclepius
Position:
Deities
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Aurelius Marinus, rationalis
Position:
High Imperial Office-Holders
DATE
Earliest:
280
Latest:
325
MAIN REFERENCE
Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum; , VI, 1701b (+p. 4738)
Maiuri, A. 'Il donario del medico Nicomede in un santuario di Asclepio sull' Esquilino', Rendiconti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Classe di scienze morali, storiche e filologiche, Rome 1912, 236-250, pl. 1