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Title: | The "Acropolis head". Discovered near the so-called House of Proklos on the South Slope of Acropolis, Athens | Start date: | 300 | End date: | 430 | Historical Period: | Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period | Description: | The Acropolis head apparently belonged to a freestanding portrait statue, most probably dressed with tunic and pallium; it was discovered near the so-called House of Proklos on the South Slope of Acropolis. High-quality piece, made of Hymettian marble. It depicts an elderly man with wide-staring eyes, long beard, moustache and downward flowing long hair wreathed with laurel. Dates proposed for this head range from ca. 300 to ca. 430. |
Place: | Acropolis Museum, Greece | Languages: | No linguistic content; Not applicable | Medium: | marble (rock) | Project: | BYZART Project | Fond: | OUC Georgios Deligiannakis Archive | Physical type: | busts (general, figures) | Material and technique: | carving (processes) | Data provider: | Open University of Cyprus | License: | Rights holder: | The Acropolis Museum |
Appears in Collections: | BYZART |
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