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LSA-2425 Porphyry portrait head of emperor(?) with helmet. From Alexandria (Aegyptus). Late third to early fourth century?










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Alexandria Province: Aegyptus Region: Egypt
Details: found in 1940s in Alexandria
Current Location: Rome, Collection of Dario Del Bufalo, Castello della Cecchignola (without published inv. no.)
OBJECT
Object: Head Material: Porphyry Re-Use? No
Clothing: Hairstyle: Short Height(cm): 18
Attributes: Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand: Position: Gender: Male
Awarder: Position:
DATE
Earliest: 280 Latest: 320
MAIN REFERENCE
Donati, A. and G. Gentili, Costantino il Grande. La civiltà antica al bivio tra Occidente e Oriente, Milan 2005, 285, no. 125 (D. Del Bufalo)

de Nuccio, M and L. Ungaro (eds.), I marmi colorati della Roma imperiale, Venice 2002, 354, no. 58 (D. Del Bufalo)

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