Bronze head of empress. Naissus (Dacia Mediterranea). Mid fifth to earlier sixth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Naissus
Province:
Dacia Mediterranea
Region:
North Balkans and Danube provinces
Details:
Kulina-Balajnac
Current Location:
Narodni Muzej, Niš, inv. no. 463/R
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Bronze
Re-Use?
Other
Clothing:
headgear, fillet
Hairstyle:
Other
Height(cm):
29
Attributes:
diadem, jewelled
Beard:
n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown
Position:
Imperial Family
Gender:
Female
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
439
Latest:
550
MAIN REFERENCE
Jevtovic, J. (ed.), Antički portret u Jugoslaviji : Narodni muzej, Beograd, Muzeji Makedonije, Skopje, Arheološki muzej, Zagreb, Arheološki muzej, Split, Narodni muzej, Ljubljana , Belgrade 1987, 248-9, no. 255
Schade, K., Frauen in der Spätantike--Status und Repräsentation, Mainz 2003, 218-19, no. I 59, pl. 62
