Togate statue of C. Valerius Vibianus signo Obsequius, governor of Tripolitania (see LSA-2178). Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). circa 303.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Forum
Current Location:
Lepcis, Museum inv. no. 123 (head) and 6 (statue)
OBJECT
Object:
Statue, standing
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
toga, with umbo
Hairstyle:
Short-cropped
Height(cm):
177
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, stubble
SUBJECT
Honorand:
C. Valerius Vibianus Obsequius
Position:
Provincial Governors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Council (ordo) and people (populus) of Leptis Magna
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
305
MAIN REFERENCE
Bianchi, L. 'Ritratti di Leptis Magna fra III e IV secolo', Archeologia Classica 56, Rome 2005, 278-280, 298 figs. 13-16 (later third to Tetrarchic style)
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 269-270, fig. 8.15 (identification of statue with base)
