Fragment of imperial male portrait head, wearing pearl-edged diadem. Aphrodisias (Caria). 388-392.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Aphrodisias
Province:
Caria
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
South Agora, west stoa
Current Location:
Aphrodisias Museum (inv. 88-27)
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
Short
Height(cm):
10
Attributes:
diadem, pearl-edged
Beard:
Clean-shaven
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Arcadius (or Valentinian II or Honorius)
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Flavius Eutolmius Tatianus
Position:
High Imperial Office-Holders
DATE
Earliest:
388
Latest:
392
MAIN REFERENCE
Smith, R.R.R., "Statue life in the Hadrianic Baths at Aphrodisias, AD 100-600: Local context and historical meaning", in F.A. Bauer, C. Witschel (eds.), Statuen und Statuensammlungen in der Spätantike - Funktion und Kontext (Spätantike, Frühes Christentum, Byzanz: Kunst im ersten Jahrtausend), Wiesbaden 2007, 229 no. A 42
