Inscribed portrait bust of Isocrates set into herm. Italy. Late third to fourth century?
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Province:
Region:
Italy, provenance unknown
Details:
According to E.Q. Visconti in 1817 it had been in the Albani collection for 50 years. It appears first in the catalogue of Morcelli in 1785.
Current Location:
Rome, Villa Albani, no. 951
OBJECT
Object:
Bust
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
cloak/mantle, himation
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
27.5
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Isocrates
Position:
Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
270
Latest:
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Bol, P. (ed.), Forschungen zur Villa Albani : Katalog der antiken Bildwerke. 1. Bildwerke im Treppenaufgang und im Piano nobile des Casino, Berlin 1989, 216-7, no. 70, pls. 120-121 (L. Giuliani, 3rd century)
Richter, G.M.A., The Portraits of the Greeks, London 1965, 209, no. 1, figs. 1346-7
