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LSA-2462 Remains of column, once crowned with colossal statue, almost certainly of Leo I, emperor. Constantinople, Forum of Leo I ('Pittakia'). 457-474










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Constantinople Province: Constantinople Region: Constantinople
Details: Constantinople, Forum of Leo I in the area called Pittakia
Current Location: Istanbul, Topkapı Serail, 2nd court
OBJECT
Object: Base Material: Marble Re-Use? No
Clothing: Hairstyle: Height(cm): 2300-2600
Attributes: Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand: Leo I Position: Emperors Gender: Male
Awarder: Euphemia Position: Family Members
DATE
Earliest: 457 Latest: 474
MAIN REFERENCE
Peschlow, U., Eine wiedergewonnene byzantinische Ehrensäule in Istanbul, Studien zur spätantiken und byzantinischen Kunst, Friedrich Wilhelm Deichmann gewidmet. Teil 1, pp.21-34, Bonn 1986,

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