Torso of under life-size statue of Emperor in cuirass. Constantinople. Late third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Constantinople
Province:
Constantinople
Region:
Constantinople
Details:
Yedikule
Current Location:
Istanbul Archaeological Museum, inv. no. 1094
OBJECT
Object:
Statue
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
armour; cloak, paludamentum; tunic, sleeved
Hairstyle:
n/a
Height(cm):
66
Attributes:
sword
Beard:
n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Tetrarch
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
286
Latest:
306
MAIN REFERENCE
Fıratlı, N., La sculpture byzantine figurée au Musée archéologique d'Istanbul, Paris 1990, 5, no. 2, pl. 1
Mendel, G., Musées Impériaux Ottomans. Catalogue des sculptures grecques, romaines, et byzantines I-III, Constantinople 1912-1914, no. 653
Smith, R. R. R., Sculptured for eternity : treasures of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine art from Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Istanbul 2001, 304, pl. 147
