Fragmentary plaque, perhaps from statue base, with dedication to unknown emperor, possibly Licinius. Tarraco (Tarraconensis). Late third to early fourth century
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Tarraco
Province:
Tarraconensis
Region:
Iberian peninsula
Details:
Fragments (a) and (b) were found in 1969 in the amphitheatre of Tarraco; fragment (c) probably in 1954
Current Location:
Archaeological Museum of Tarracco (without published inv. no.)
OBJECT
Object:
Plaque
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
53 (frg. a); 28 (frg. b); 10 (frg. c)
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Name lost, possibly Licinius
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Name lost
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
280
Latest:
350
MAIN REFERENCE
Alföldy, G., Die römischen Inschriften von Tarracco, Berlin 1975, pp. 56-7 no. 98