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Overview. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Crown of Head with Part of Diadem and Locks
- Date
- 2nd C. AD, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- S61.027.1
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Sculpture
- Sculpture Type
- Human Figure, Colossal Imperial Portrait, Portrait
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- AT
- Trench
- Church M
- Locus
- AT Church M
- Findspot
- Built into NW corner of outer apse of Church M, ca. 0.60 E of inner apse.
- Description
As E. Gombosi pointed out, this is the l. back part of the head, as indicated by the direction of the locks. Zone of locks above diadem is worked only with chisel; diadem shows claw chisel in some places. Below diadem strongly raised locks with much stop-and-go drill work. The drill patterns resemble those in the head of Antoninus (Cat. 79 Figs. 196-197). The head is hollowed inside to reduce weight, and traces of edges indicate possible join.
Fragments Cat. 80, Cat. 81, Cat. 82, Cat. 83, Cat. 84, Cat. 85, Cat. 86 and Cat. 87 (Figs. 198-200) may belong to the colossal statue of Antoninus Pius (Cat. 79 Figs. 196-197) and date to ca. A.D. 140.
- Condition
Marble with large white crystals; originally reddish surface but weathered gray between 1961 and 1971. Whitmore: compares with Sardis MD quarry group B.
Broken around edges. Traces of cement from reuse on top.
- Dimensions
- Max. P.H. 0.33; P.W. 0.46; D. 0.26; W. of diadem 0.035.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Author
- NHR