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Spielgeber

3. Viertel 3. Jh. n. Chr.

The bearded man wearing chiton and himation in this fragment of a bust sports a full head of hair and an unusual headdress: a wide “crown” of ribbons and a wreath of leaves set with a small central bust of a bearded deity. Such “bust-crowns” identified an euergetes, a public benefactor – great aristocrats who donated and paid for games for the populace held in honour of the Olympian gods or an emperor.

The bearded man wearing chiton and himation in this fragment of a bust sports a full head of hair and an unusual headdress: a wide “crown” of ribbons and a wreath of leaves set with a small central bust of a bearded deity. Such “bust-crowns” identified an euergetes, a public benefactor – great aristocrats who donated and paid for games for the populace held in honour of the Olympian gods or an emperor.

Time:
3. Viertel 3. Jh. n. Chr.

Object Name
Porträtbüste

Culture
Römisch

Location of discovery:
Ephesos Theater (Selçuk, Kleinasien, Türkei)

Material/technology:
Marmor

Dimensions:
60 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Antikensammlung

Invs.
Antikensammlung, I 818

Provenance
Sultan, Abdul, Hamid, II.; Österreichische Ausgrabungen in Ephesos; Geschenk an Kaiser Franz Joseph; 1911 nachträglich inventarisiert

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