Kaiser Hadrian
um 120 n. Chr.
This exceptional portrait of Emperor Hadrian (ruled A.D. 117–138) was probably commissioned in connection with the statue erected to commemorate the ruler’s visit to the city in A.D. 123. Hadrian’s characteristic hairstyle and beard follow a type named after a head now in the Museo Chiaramonti in the Vatican. Note also the excellent condition of the surface that has retained traces of the original polishing.
This exceptional portrait of Emperor Hadrian (ruled A.D. 117–138) was probably commissioned in connection with the statue erected to commemorate the ruler’s visit to the city in A.D. 123. Hadrian’s characteristic hairstyle and beard follow a type named after a head now in the Museo Chiaramonti in the Vatican. Note also the excellent condition of the surface that has retained traces of the original polishing.
Time:
um 120 n. Chr.
Object Name
Porträtkopf
Culture
Römisch
Location of discovery:
Ephesos Mazaeus-Mithridatestor (Selçuk, Kleinasien, Türkei)
Material/technology:
Marmor
Dimensions:
H. 28,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Antikensammlung
Invs.
Antikensammlung, I 857
Provenance
Sultan, Abdul, Hamid, II.; Österreichische Ausgrabungen in Ephesos; Geschenk an Kaiser Franz Joseph; 1911 nachträglich inventarisiert