Base for statue of Constantius I, emperor. Bulla Regia (Africa Proconsularis). 293-305
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Bulla Regia
Province:
Africa Proconsularis
Region:
North Africa, Western (from Byzacena westwards)
Details:
First recorded in Bulla Regia in environs of theatre
Current Location:
Set up upside down in front of the so-called temple E
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Form:
Height(cm):
87.5
Width(cm):
47.5
Depth(cm):
Language:
Text Type:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantius I
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
City of Bulla Regia
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
293
Latest :
305
MAIN REFERENCE
De Bruyn, G., Imago principum, imago deorum. Recherches sur les statues impériales et divines dans les cités d’Afrique (Ier - Ve siècles ap. J.-C.). Thèse de doctorat, Univerisité de Caen Basse-Normandie, Caen 2014, 656 no. I-23
To the prince of youth, Flavius Valerius Constantius, most noble Caesar; the city (colonia) Aelia Hadriana Augusta of Bulla Regia, devoted to his divine spirit and majesty, [set this up].
