Right profile of separately worked portrait head with wreath hairstyle and beard. From Ephesus. Fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Ephesus
Province:
Asia
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
Unknown
Current Location:
Ephesus Museum, Selçuk, inv. no. 73
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
Wreath-style
Height(cm):
34.5
Attributes:
Beard:
Clean-shaven
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
400
Latest:
550
MAIN REFERENCE
Oberleitner, W. 'Beiträge zur Geschichte der spätantiken Porträtplastik aus Ephesos', Jahreshefte des Österreichischen Archäologischen Instituts in Wien 47, Vienna (1964-65), 29-31, no. 7, figs. 19-20
Inan, J. & E. Alföldi-Rosenbaum, Römische und frühbyzantinische Porträ̈tplastik aus der Türkei : neue Funde, Mainz 1979, 189, no. 155, pl. 266,5