Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Portrait of a Woman [Ariadne-Amalasunta Type]
Work_PrefTitle
Portrait of a Woman [Ariadne-Amalasunta Type]
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Portrait of Empress Ariadne
Work_AltTitle
Portrait of Empress Ariadne
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Overall view from the front left; the eyes were probably inset with paste glass
Image_Title
Overall view from the front left; the eyes were probably inset with paste glass
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Byzantine sculptor)
Agent_Display
unknown (Byzantine sculptor)
Creator
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Location:
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exhibition: Santa Maria Antiqua (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
exhibition: Santa Maria Antiqua (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Palantine Hill, Roman Forum
Work_LocationNotes
Palantine Hill, Roman Forum
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.891 12.485583
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Date:
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ca. 480-525 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 480-525 CE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Byzantine
Work_Culture
Byzantine
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Byzantine
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Byzantine
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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white marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
white marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
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Subjects:
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portrait; rulers and leaders; Eastern Roman Empire
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
portrait; rulers and leaders; Eastern Roman Empire
Subjects
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Description:
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Found in the area of the Lateran Basilica; from the Museo della Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano. There are three similar marble portrait heads; in the Lateran (this one), the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Louvre. In all probability they portray Ariadne, the wife first of Zenon (Zeno the Isaurian), and, from 491, of Anastasius I (she died in 515 CE). Ariadne was the elder daughter of Leo I and Verina, rulers of the Eastern Roman Empire. The imperial character of all these portraits is identified by their headdress. This consists of a scarf of thin material covering the hair entirely, and in most cases a bonnet made of stiffer material, to which a more or less elaborate crown in attached. Photographed while on exhibition loan to Santa Maria Antiqua. (Source: Alfoldi-Rosenbaum, Elisabeth; Portrait Bust of a Young Lady of the Time of Justinian, Metropolitan Museum Journal, v.1)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Found in the area of the Lateran Basilica; from the Museo della Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano. There are three similar marble portrait heads; in the Lateran (this one), the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Louvre. In all probability they portray Ariadne, the wife first of Zenon (Zeno the Isaurian), and, from 491, of Anastasius I (she died in 515 CE). Ariadne was the elder daughter of Leo I and Verina, rulers of the Eastern Roman Empire. The imperial character of all these portraits is identified by their headdress. This consists of a scarf of thin material covering the hair entirely, and in most cases a bonnet made of stiffer material, to which a more or less elaborate crown in attached. Photographed while on exhibition loan to Santa Maria Antiqua. (Source: Alfoldi-Rosenbaum, Elisabeth; Portrait Bust of a Young Lady of the Time of Justinian, Metropolitan Museum Journal, v.1)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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6A2-I-R-RF-SMA-PW2-A 02
Image_OriginalVendor ID
6A2-I-R-RF-SMA-PW2-A 02
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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