Small-scale portrait head of boy. From Constantinople?. Late fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Constantinople
Province:
Constantinople
Region:
Constantinople
Details:
Current Location:
George Ortiz Collection, Geneva
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
13.5
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
350
Latest:
400
MAIN REFERENCE
Jucker, H. and D. Willers (eds.) , Gesichter : griechische und römische Bildnisse aus Schweizer Besitz: Ausstellung im Bernischen Historischen Museum vom 6. November 1982 bis 6. Februar 1983, Bern 1983, no. 125
Ortiz, G., In pursuit of the absolute : art of the ancient world : the George Ortiz collection , Bern 1996, no.246 (Gratian?)