Togate bust of man with curly wreath hairstyle and three long locks on brow . From Ephesus. Late fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Ephesus
Province:
Asia
Region:
Asia Minor
Details:
Baths of the Upper Agora, Basilica thermarum, found in 1968 and 1969. Right part of the bust build in a wall in the Basilica.
Current Location:
Ephesus Museum, Selçuk, inv. no. 2304
OBJECT
Object:
Bust
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
toga, late antique; tunic, colobium; tunic, sleeved
Hairstyle:
Wreath-style
Height(cm):
56
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, stubble
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
450
Latest:
550
MAIN REFERENCE
Sande, S., Zur Porträtplastik des sechsten nachchristlichen Jahrhunderts, Acta ad archeologiam et artium historiam pertinentia 6, Roma 1975, 65-106, 91-92, pl. 12, fig. 39-40
Vetters, H. 'Ephesos', Jahreshefte des Österreichischen Archäologischen Institutes in Wien, 49, Vienna 1968-1971, Grabungen 1969