Statue of boxer Piseas (base LSA-532). Aphrodisias (Caria). Late third to early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Aphrodisias
Province:
Caria
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
Theatre
Current Location:
Aphrodisias, Museum
OBJECT
Object:
Statue, with base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
other
Hairstyle:
Other
Height(cm):
177
Attributes:
other
Beard:
Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Piseas
Position:
Charioteers and Athletes
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
fatherland, Aphrodisias
Position:
Provincial Cities, their Institutions and Officials
DATE
Earliest:
270
Latest:
330
MAIN REFERENCE
Smith, R.R.R., S. Dillon, C.H. Hallett, J. Lenaghan, and J. Van Voorhis, Aphrodisias II: Roman Portrait Sculpture at Aphrodisias, Mainz 2006, 145-7, no. 39, pls. 26-7
Van Voorhis, J. 'Two portrait statues of boxers', Aphrodisias Papers 4. New Research on the City and its Monuments, Portsmouth RI 2008, 235-6, 242-3
