Portrait head of Tetrarch (?) with corona civica and cross on forehead. From Afyon. Late third to early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Province:
Phrygia Salutaris
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
Current Location:
Bursa Museum, inv. 200
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Short
Height(cm):
35.5
Attributes:
corona civica
Beard:
Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Tetrarch ?
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
275
Latest:
325
MAIN REFERENCE
Mendel, G. 'Catalogue des monuments grecs, romains, et byzantines du Musée impérial ottoman de Brousse', Bulletin de Correspondence Hellénique 33, Paris 1909, 271, no. 20, fig. 12
Inan, J. and E. Rosenbaum, Roman and Early Byzantine Portrait Sculpture in Asia Minor, Oxford 1966, 85-6, no. 62, pl. 39.1-2