Portrait head of Socrates. From Italy. Late third to fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Province:
Region:
Italy, provenance unknown
Details:
Current Location:
Vatican City, Musei Vaticani, Galleria Geografica, inv. no. 2865
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
39
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Socrates
Position:
Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Lippold. G., Die Sculpturen des Vaticanischen Museums. Band III, Berlin 1956, II, 476, no. 42, pl. 211
Scheibler, I. 'Rezeptionsphasen des jüngeren Sokratesporträts in der Kaiserzeit', Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts 119, Berlin 2004, 240-241, no. 28 (late third century )
