Portrait head of bearded man, reworked from earlier portrait. Sparta. Late third to fourth century
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Sparta
Province:
Achaea
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
Sparta, theatre, orchestra drain.
Current Location:
Sparti, Museum, inv. no. 11322
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
32
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, stubble
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
280
Latest:
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Waywell, G.B. & J. J. Wilkes, Excavations at the ancient theatre of Sparta 1992-94. Preliminary report, The Annual of the British School at Athens 90, pp. 435-460 , London 1995, pp. 458-9 no. 3 pl. 48c, 49 a-c