Portrait head of man with hooked nose and creased forehead, Constantius I? Ostia. Late third to early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Ostia
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
area of Forum (with imperial statuary)
Current Location:
Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican, inv. no. 511
OBJECT
Object:
Head, separately worked
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
Short-cropped
Height(cm):
32
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, stubble
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Constantius I?
Position:
Emperors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
280
Latest:
310
MAIN REFERENCE
Amelung, W., Die Sculpturen de Vaticanischen Museums. I., Berlin 1903, 648, no. 511 B
Andreae, B. et al. , Museo Chiaramonti III. Bildkatalog der Skulpturen des Vatikanischen Museums, vol. I, Berlin 1995, 97, pl. 1002, no. 511 B (Constantius I?)