Double herm with portrait of emperor in military cap and river god? Salona (Dalmatia). Early fourth century?
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Salona
Province:
Dalmatia
Region:
North Balkans and Danube provinces
Details:
First recorded 1931 in private house near palace of Diocletian at Spalato
Current Location:
Solin Museum
OBJECT
Object:
Herm
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
cloak, chlamys; headgear, military cap; tunic/chiton
Hairstyle:
Other
Height(cm):
67
Attributes:
fibula
Beard:
Clean-shaven
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown Emperor (Maximian ?)
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
325
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Orange, H. P., Das spätantike Herrscherbild von Diokletian bis zu den Konstantin-Söhnen, 284-361 n. Chr. Das Römische Herrscherbild. III. Abteilung ; Bd. 4 , Berlin 1984,
Cambi, N., Imago Animi. Antički Portret u Hrvatskoj, Split 2000, 181-2, 405, no.132, pl. 175
L'Orange, H. P., Studien zur Geschichte des spätantiken Porträts, Oslo 1933,
