Subject
Portrait head of a young woman reused as building material for the foundations of the circiform basilica of the Via Ardeatina (Marci basilica).
Accession number 22.M322-1.40 (SF 194)
Carrara marble
Height 26 cm; width 21 cm; depth 14 cm
The fragment is maimed on its back and along the sides; it has some chipping, damages and abrasion
120-130 A.D.
Provenance
Eastern part of the perimeter wall of the circiform basilica’s foundations, 2nd mile of the Via Ardeatina
Placement
Appia Antica Archaeological Park (storage)
Credits
Archive of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park (pictures of Giulio Archinà)
References
Patrimonium Appiae: depositi emersi, exhibition catalogue curated by F. R. Paolillo, M. Pontisso, S. Roascio, Quingentole 2022, pp 547-548.
