Portrait head with mop hairstyle. From Laodicea ad Lycum. Late fifth to early sixth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Laodicea ad Lycum
Province:
Phrygia Pacatiana
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
Byzantine houses
Current Location:
Hierapolis, Museum
OBJECT
Object:
Head, separately worked
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
Mop
Height(cm):
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, stubble
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
475
Latest:
525
MAIN REFERENCE
Şimşek, C., Laodikeia (Laodikeia ad Lycum), Istanbul 2007, fig. 158
Şimşek, C. 'Sculpture from Laodikeia (Laodicea ad Lycum)', Roman Sculpture in Asia Minor. JRA Supplementary Series 80, Portsmouth RI, 2011, 344, fig. 22.17 (Fl. Palmatus)