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LSA-2294
Portrait head of bearded man. Athens. Late third century
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Athens
Province:
Achaea
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
Found in a Byzantine wall between the Areopagus and the Hill of the Nymphs
Current Location:
Athens, Agora Museum inv. no. S 1256
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Short
Height(cm):
26.5
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
260
Latest:
300
MAIN REFERENCE
Harrison, E. B.,
Portrait Sculpture: The Athenian Agora I
, Princeton, N. J. 1953
, 64-5 no. 50 pl. 32
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