Base for statue of Deusonius. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). Fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Forum, eastern portico
Current Location:
Severan Forum, eastern portico
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
150
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Deusonius
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Name lost
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 440-441, no. 65, figs. 7.14, 10.74, pl. XIX
Reynolds, J. M. & J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania. In collaboration with S. Aurigemma, R. Bartoccini, G. Caputo, R. Goodchild, P. Romanelli, Roma 1952, no. 691
