Himation statue (headless) with scroll. Aphrodisias (Caria). Fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Aphrodisias
Province:
Caria
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
modern Geyre
Current Location:
Aphrodisias Museum
OBJECT
Object:
Statue, standing
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
cloak/mantle, himation; tunic/chiton
Hairstyle:
n/a
Height(cm):
172
Attributes:
scroll; scroll bundle
Beard:
n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
300
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, 38, fig. 35
Smith, R.R.R. 'Late antique portraits in a public context: Honorific statuary at Aphrodisias in Caria, AD 300-600' , Journal of Roman Studies, 89 (1999), 155-89, pl.5.2
