Porträtkopf eines jungen Mannes
Anfang 4. Jh. n. Chr.
This portrait of a young man was originally part of a bust of statue; the edge along the neck suggests a collar (of a cloak); his short, cap-like hair frames his forehead and forms a small “roll” at the back of his neck. The youth sports a thin beard comprising long sideburns, a small moustache and a goatee. This likeness has much in common with the earliest portraits of Constantine the Great minted on coins, especially regarding hairstyle, beard and profile. Technical details of, for example, the hair at the back of the head, the mouth and the lower part of his face suggest the portrait was later reworked.
This portrait of a young man was originally part of a bust of statue; the edge along the neck suggests a collar (of a cloak); his short, cap-like hair frames his forehead and forms a small “roll” at the back of his neck. The youth sports a thin beard comprising long sideburns, a small moustache and a goatee. This likeness has much in common with the earliest portraits of Constantine the Great minted on coins, especially regarding hairstyle, beard and profile. Technical details of, for example, the hair at the back of the head, the mouth and the lower part of his face suggest the portrait was later reworked.
Time:
Anfang 4. Jh. n. Chr.
Object Name
Porträtkopf
Culture
Römisch
Location of discovery:
Ephesos Theater (Selçuk, Kleinasien, Türkei)
Material/technology:
Marmor
Dimensions:
35,3 cm × 20,5 cm × 24,2 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Antikensammlung
Invs.
Antikensammlung, I 856
Provenance
Sultan, Abdul, Hamid, II.; Österreichische Ausgrabungen in Ephesos; Geschenk an Kaiser Franz Joseph; 1911 nachträglich inventarisiert
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