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LSA-210 Shield portrait of Pythagoras. Aphrodisias (Caria). Late fourth to early fifth century.










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Aphrodisias Province: Caria Region: Asia Minor
Details: Theatre, North parados and Atrium House, alley between Sebasteion and House
Current Location: Aphrodisias Museum (exc. inv. 68-468, 81-135, 82-254)
OBJECT
Object: Tondo Material: Marble Re-Use? No
Clothing: cloak/mantle, himation; tunic/chiton Hairstyle: Long, covers ears Height(cm): 65.5
Attributes: crown fillet Beard: Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand: Pythagoras Position: Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors Gender: Male
Awarder: Position:
DATE
Earliest: 370 Latest: 450
MAIN REFERENCE
Smith, R.R.R. 'A new portrait of Pythagoras', Aphrodisias Papers 2. The theatre, a sculptor's workshop, philosophers, and coin types (JRA Supp. 2), Ann Arbor 1991, 159-167, figs. 1-6

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