Fragmentry portrait head of man with finely carved brushed forward hair. Aphrodisias (Caria). Fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Aphrodisias
Province:
Caria
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
South Agora
Current Location:
Aphrodisias Museum (exc. inv. 89-5)
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
26
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
350
Latest:
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Smith, R.R.R., 'Archaeological research at Aphrodisias 1989-1992', C. Roueché and R.R.R. Smith (eds.), Aphrodisias Papers 3. The setting and quarries, mythological and other sculptural decoration, architectural development, Portico of Tiberius and tetrapylon, JRA Suppl. Series 20, Ann Arbor 1996, 17, no. 2, fig. 7