Title

Head from portrait statue of Oecumenius, from Aphrodisias, c400. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Head from portrait statue of Oecumenius, from Aphrodisias, c400. Head of governor Oecumenius from a chlamys statue. The inscribed base also survives, in situ. An invocation is inscribed on top of the head in Greek letters: ??G, short for ?Christ was born to Mary?. Dimensions: height: 30 cm//Oxford, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Date

400th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Reference

HRM19E75_123

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

102,8Mb (3,4Mb) / 17,3in x 23,0in / 5199 x 6911 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy head arts country Rome body white sculpture art beard color colour archaeology Roman location century archaeological bust image bearded studio shot archaeological site archeology Governor black background 5th century male likeness the body object white colour Unknown marble Aphrodisias human likeness Ashmolean Museum Oecumenius Governor Oecumenius marble object