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Collection Item: 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

More info

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