Portrait head of bearded man. From Cuma. Earlier fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Cuma
Province:
Campania
Region:
Italy south of Rome, with Sicily
Details:
Cuma, Torre Bizantina
Current Location:
Pozzuoli, Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei (Castello di Baia), inv. no. 150195
OBJECT
Object:
Head, separately worked
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
drapery, unidentifiable
Hairstyle:
Short-cropped
Height(cm):
26
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
350
MAIN REFERENCE
Donati, A. and G. Gentili, Costantino il Grande. La civiltà antica al bivio tra Occidente e Oriente, Milan 2005, 288, no. 129 (F. Soriano)
Zevi, F. [et al.]., Museo Archeologico dei Campi Flegrei: Castello di Baia. I. Catalogo generale. Cuma., Naples 2008, 386 (E. Nuzzo: late third to early fourth c.)
