Bearded male portrait head, from Aphrodisias, now in Brussels, Musée du Cinquantenaire. Christian graffiti on the top of the head

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Title:	Bearded male portrait head, from Aphrodisias, now in Brussels, Musée du Cinquantenaire. Christian graffiti on the top of the head
Start date:	400
End date:	499
Historical Period:	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description:	Bearded male portrait head, Brussels, Musée du Cinquantenaire. Εxcavated in I904 at the Hadrianic Baths in Aphrodisias (Turkey); most probably broken from a statue; it has the acronym X M G (Christon Maria genna, 'Christ was born to Mary') together with Th(e)e boethe, ('God, help!') engraved on the top of the head behind the hair crown over the brow.
Place:	Museés Royaux d´Art et d´Histoire, Belgium
Languages:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Medium:	marble (rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	OUC Georgios Deligiannakis Archive
Physical type:	statues
Material and technique:	carving (processes)
Data provider:	Open University of Cyprus
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Appears in Collections:	BYZART