Portrait bust of man in armour made from disparate elements. Antioch on the Orontes (Syria). Late third to early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Antiochia ad Orontem
Province:
Syria
Region:
Near East, with Cyprus
Details:
Villa, outside city walls
Current Location:
Antayka, Museum, inv. no. 1218
OBJECT
Object:
Bust
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
armour; cloak, paludamentum
Hairstyle:
Short-cropped
Height(cm):
81
Attributes:
belt
Beard:
Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
270
Latest:
290
MAIN REFERENCE
Stillwell, R. (ed.), The Excavations 1933-1936. Antioch on-the-Orontes II, Princeton 1938, 172, no. 134, pl. 5
Inan, J. & E. Alföldi-Rosenbaum, Römische und frühbyzantinische Porträ̈tplastik aus der Türkei : neue Funde, Mainz 1979, 127-130, no. 76, pls. 67.2 and 68 (Trebonius Gallus?)