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LSA-1559 Over life-size portrait head for insertion of Hadrian. From Ostia. Third or fourth century?










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Ostia Province: Roma Region: Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details: Canal at Castel Fusaro
Current Location: Ostia, Storerooms, inv. no. 1953
OBJECT
Object: Head, separately worked Material: Marble Re-Use? Yes
Clothing: Hairstyle: Brushed forward Height(cm): 46
Attributes: Beard: Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand: Hadrian Position: Emperors Gender: Male
Awarder: Position:
DATE
Earliest: 275 Latest: 325
MAIN REFERENCE
Calza, R. (ed.), Scavi di Ostia. v.5. I Ritratti, pt. 1. Ritratti greci e romani fino at 160 circa d.C., Rome 1964, 76, no. 122, pl. 71

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