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Collection Item: Head of Constantine the Great
Head of Constantine the Great
Basic info
- Collection
- Archaeology
- Title
- Head of Constantine the Great
- Object name
- Statue
- Object category
- Roman
- Description
- Carved in the round.
Described in Eboracum as 'Statue, head, male, twice life-size 1 1/2 ft tall in magnesian limestone, the nose damaged. It was found before 1823, in Stonegate. The subject, who is clean-shaven and wears an Imperial oak wreath, has been identified as Constantine I. Weathering suggests that the statue originally stood in the open, perhaps in front of the Headquarters Building of the legionary fortress.'
- Production date start
- 306
- Production date end
- 337
- Period
- Roman
Identification
- Object number
- YORYM : 1998.23
- Number of objects
- 1
- ID
- 1087
Physical Characteristics
- Materials
- Marble (game) (Whole)
- Dimensions
- Whole height 42.0 cm
- Whole width 27.0 cm
- Whole depth 30.0 cm
- Base diameter 17.5 cm
Find spot
- Place
- York
Production
- Technique
- Carved