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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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