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LSA-152 Statue wearing himation, re-used for governor Alexandros. Aphrodisias (Caria). Fourth century.










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Aphrodisias Province: Caria Region: Asia Minor
Details: North Agora, in double stoa of north side, to west of the entrance to the Bouleuterion
Current Location: Aphrodisias Museum inv. 79/10/203+208 (exc. inv. 65-395)
OBJECT
Object: Statue, with base Material: Marble Re-Use? Yes
Clothing: cloak/mantle, himation; footwear, sandals; tunic/chiton Hairstyle: n/a Height(cm): 160
Attributes: scroll; scroll bundle Beard: n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand: Alexander Position: Provincial Governors Gender: Male
Awarder: 'mother (= metropolis) of Phrygia', probably Laodicea Position: Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest: 300 Latest: 400
MAIN REFERENCE
Smith, R.R.R., S. Dillon, C.H. Hallett, J. Lenaghan, and J. Van Voorhis, Aphrodisias II: Roman Portrait Sculpture at Aphrodisias, Mainz 2006, no. 49

Smith, R.R.R. 'Late antique portraits in a public context: Honorific statuary at Aphrodisias in Caria, AD 300-600' , Journal of Roman Studies, 89 (1999), 155-89, 165-67, fig. 5

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