Portrait head of Menander. From Italy. Fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Province:
Region:
Italy, provenance unknown
Details:
Cardinal Alessandro Albani
Current Location:
Musei Capitolini, Palazzo Capitolino, Stanza dei Filosofi, inv. 566
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Short
Height(cm):
32
Attributes:
Beard:
Clean-shaven
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Menander
Position:
Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Stuart Jones, H. (ed.), A catalogue of the ancient sculptures preserved in the municipal collections of Rome. [Vol.1]. The sculptures of the Museo capitolino , Oxford 1912, 240, no. 53
Picozzi, M.G. 'Sul ritratto tardo antico di Menandro della Stanza dei Filosofi del Museo Capitolino', Studi Miscellanei 29. Scritti di Antichità in Memoria di Sandro Stucchi, Vol. 2, Rome 1991-2, 271-8
