Portrait head of Oecumenius. Salamis (Cyprus). Late fourth to early fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Salamis
Province:
Cyprus
Region:
Near East, with Cyprus
Details:
Site F, 'The Atrium'
Current Location:
Nicosia, Cyprus Museum, inv. no. E 487
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Short
Height(cm):
27.5
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, short
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Oecumenius
Position:
Provincial Governors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
375
Latest:
425
MAIN REFERENCE
Kranz, P, 'Ein Bildnis frühtheodosianischer Zeit in der Sammlung Georg Ortiz bei Genf', Archäologischer Anzeiger, Berlin 1979, 84, figs. 4 and 11
Smith, R.R.R. 'The statue monument of Oecumenius. A new portrait of a late antique governor from Aphrodisias', The Journal of Roman Studies, 92, London 2002, 134-56, 140, 149, pl. 15
