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LSA-956 Over life-size portrait head for insertion of man with long face and beard (Ostia-Vatican type). From Ostia. Fifth century.










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Ostia Province: Roma Region: Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Current Location: Antiquario, Ostia
OBJECT
Object: Head, separately worked Material: Marble Re-Use? Yes
Clothing: n/a Hairstyle: Wreath-style Height(cm): 41
Attributes: Beard: Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand: Position: Gender: Male
Awarder: Position:
DATE
Earliest: 400 Latest: 500
MAIN REFERENCE
L'Orange, H. P., Studien zur Geschichte des spätantiken Porträts, Oslo 1933, 86, 147, no. 117, figs. 221 and 223

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