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LSA-2457 Porphyry Column, once crowned by colossal statue of Constantine I. Constantinople, Forum of Constantine. 328










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Constantinople Province: Constantinople Region: Constantinople
Details: Constantinople, Forum of Constantine
Current Location: Istanbul, in situ at modern Divanyolu Street, quarter of Atik Paşa Camii
OBJECT
Object: Base Material: Porphyry Re-Use? No
Clothing: Hairstyle: Height(cm): 3700 (3480 above modern street)
Attributes: Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand: Constantine I Position: Emperors Gender: Male
Awarder: Not stated Position: Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest: 328 Latest: 328
MAIN REFERENCE
Delbrueck, R., Antike Porphyrwerke. Studien zur spätantiken Kunstgeschichte, vol. 6, Berlin 1932, pp.140-5 pl. 68

Müller-Wiener, W., Bildlexikon zur Topographie Istanbuls, Tübingen 1977, pp. 255-7

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