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LSA-665 Portrait head of Empress. From Syria (?). Fourth century.










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Province: Region: Near East, with Cyprus
Details:
Current Location: Unknown. Hesperia Art Philadelphia in 1963
OBJECT
Object: Head Material: Local stone Re-Use? Unknown
Clothing: Hairstyle: Central braid Height(cm):
Attributes: diadem, jewelled Beard: n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand: Position: Imperial Family Gender: Female
Awarder: Position:
DATE
Earliest: 325 Latest: 425
MAIN REFERENCE
Allen, G., Hesperia Art Bulletin 27, Philadelphia 1963, no. 5.

Sydow, W. von, Zur Kunstgeschichte des spätantike Porträts im 4. Jahrhundert. n. Chr, Bonn 1969, 130, fn. 20, no. 1 (fifth century)

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