Portrait head of bearded man (lost). From Aphrodisias (Caria). Fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Aphrodisias
Province:
Caria
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
Hadrianic Baths
Current Location:
lost
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
500
MAIN REFERENCE
Erim, K.T., "De Aphrodisiade'", AJA 71 (1967), 237-8, pl. 69 fig. 16
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, 228 no. A 34
