Portrait head of woman with veil, crimped hair around brow, and earrings. From Bulgaria. Earlier to mid fourth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Unknown
Province:
Unknown
Region:
North Balkans and Danube provinces
Details:
From Bulgaria, given to the Museum in 1880.
Current Location:
Institul de Archeologie, Bucarest, inv. no. MNA L 624
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
headgear, veiled
Hairstyle:
Other
Height(cm):
27
Attributes:
earrings
Beard:
n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown
Position:
Gender:
Female
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
360
MAIN REFERENCE
Alexandrescu Vianu, M. 'Portraits romains dans les collections de Bucarest', Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, 110 (1995), 341-4, no. 37, figs. 37a-b