Porträtkopf: Kaiser Hadrian
Römisch, Mittlere Kaiserzeit, um 120 n. Chr.
Kaiser Hadrian
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.
Object data
Object Name
Porträtkopf
Culture
Römisch
Period
Mittlere Kaiserzeit
Dated
um 120 n. Chr.
Site
Ephesos , Mazaeus-Mithridatestor , Selçuk, Kleinasien, Türkei
Material
Marmor
Dimensions
H. 28,5 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung
Inv. No.
Antikensammlung, I 857
Provenance
Sultan, Abdul, Hamid, II.; Österreichische Ausgrabungen in Ephesos; Geschenk an Kaiser Franz Joseph; 1911 nachträglich inventarisiert
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