Fragment of bearded portrait head. Corinth (Achaea). Late third to early fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Corinth
Province:
Achaea
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
Southeast corner of Peribolos of Apollon
Current Location:
Corinth museum inv. no. S-1047
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
18
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, stubble
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
280
Latest:
320
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. 205-6 no. 49 pl. 62
Johnson, F. P., Sculpture, 1896-1923: Corinth IX, 1, Cambridge, Mass. 1931, p. 91 no. 179
