Two joining fragments of bearded male portrait head, re-worked from earlier portrait. Corinth (Achaea). Late fourth to earlier fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Corinth
Province:
Achaea
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
Lechaeum road/ Peribolos of Apollon
Current Location:
Corinth museum inv. no. S-909
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Brushed forward
Height(cm):
25
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
380
Latest:
450
MAIN REFERENCE
de Grazia, C. E., American School of Classical Studies at Athens, "Excavations of the American School of Classical Studies at Corinth: The Roman Portrait Sculpture," Ph.D. Dissertation , Columbia University, 1973, pp. 234-5 no. 59 pl. 75