Base for statue of Piso, re-erected by Flavius Anthemius Isidorus. Ephesus (Asia). Early fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Ephesus
Province:
Asia
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
West side of the street between theatre and stadium
Current Location:
Street between theatre and stadium, close to find spot.
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
134
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Probably Tiberius Claudius Piso, priest (in Hadrianic times)
Position:
Religious Office-Holders
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Flavius Anthemius Isidorus, governor of Asia
Position:
Provincial Governors
DATE
Earliest:
400
Latest:
447
MAIN REFERENCE
Knibbe, D. Die statuarische Wiederauferstehung des Kaiserpriesters Ti. Claudius Piso Diophantos unter dem christlichen Statthalter Fl. Anthemius Isidorus, Knibbe , D. & H. Thür (eds.), Via Sacra Ephesiaca II, BerMatÖAI 6, Vienna 1995, 100-2
Merkelbach, R. and J. Stauber (eds.), Steinepigramme aus dem griechischen Osten. Bd. 1. Die Westküste Kleinasiens von Knidos bis Ilion , Stuttgart 1998, 304-305, no. 03/02/13
