Shield portrait of long-haired, bearded man in Bornova-Heidelberg type. From Rome. Fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Italy, provenance unknown
Details:
Purchased in Rome in the 1880s. Possibly from the Villa Saraffini.
Current Location:
Heidelberg, Archaeological Institute of the University, inv. no. 26/1
OBJECT
Object:
Tondo
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Long, covers ears
Height(cm):
43.5
Attributes:
crown fillet; scroll
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Bergmann, M., Chiragan, Aphrodisias, Konstantinopel : zur mythologischen Skulptur der Spätantike, Wiesbaden ,1999, 52, no. 2, pl. 49.3 (late antique)
Smith, R.R.R. 'A New Shield Portrait in Izmir', Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Römische Abteilung 102, Heidelberg 1995, 335-5, pl. 78 (Antonine allure)
