Portrait head of clean-shaven man. From Aphrodisias (Caria). Fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Aphrodisias
Province:
Caria
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
South Agora, south end of west stoa
Current Location:
Aphrodisias Museum inv. 79/10/188 (exc. inv. 69-210)
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Short
Height(cm):
26
Attributes:
Beard:
Clean-shaven
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
350
Latest:
400
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 41, fig. 32
Inan, J. & E. Alföldi-Rosenbaum, Römische und frühbyzantinische Porträ̈tplastik aus der Türkei : neue Funde, Mainz 1979, 226-7, no. 196, pls. 147.3-4
