Shield portrait of long-haired, bearded man related to Bornova-Heidelberg type. From Rome or environs. Fourth or fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Province:
Region:
Italy, provenance unknown
Details:
Current Location:
Rome, Musei Capitolini, Museo Capitolino, Storerroms, inv. 15718
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
cloak/mantle, himation
Hairstyle:
Long, covers ears
Height(cm):
51
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
500
MAIN REFERENCE
Fittschen, K., P. Zanker, and P. Cain, Katalog der Porträts in den Capitolischen Museen und den anderen kommunalen Sammlungen der Stadt Rom. Band II. Die männliche Privatporträts, Berlin 2010, 129-131, no. 129, pls. 160-161 (5th c.?)