Statue
| Object Number: | E976 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Egypt Coptos |
| Locus: | Steps of Isis Temple |
| Date Made: | 211-217 CE |
| Early Date: | 211 |
| Late Date: | 217 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Granite |
| Iconography: | Caracalla Head |
| Height: | 51 cm |
| Width: | 34 cm |
| Depth: | 52 cm |
| Credit Line: | Petrie Exploration; subscription of Mr & Mrs. Charles H. Cramp, 1894 |
Description
Colossal Head of block-like shape with scowling visage and a rectangular back pillar. Hair is treated with bead-like globules arragned in rows framing forehead and continuing on sides and top of head. A wide flat diadem with the uraeus at the front encircles the head. The short beard is treated the same way as the hair. (Irene B. Romano, Classical Sculpture, no. 110, pp. 224-225.)
Head of Caracalla. Once attached to a back pillar. Slight indication of mustache blending with facial planes. Fleshy face smooth but not polished. Forehead sculptured into scowl over deep-set irises and gouged pupils; nose thick. Mouth has thick lower lip and downward turn. Broken off diagonally at neck.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| The Classical World: Rome ( Apr 1958 - 1975) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Roman Sculpture Gallery (1975 - 2000) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Collection] Romano, Irene B. 2006. Classical Sculpture; Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek and Roman Stone Sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 224, no. 110 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 40 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 58, fig. 34 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Petrie, William M. 1896. Koptos.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 23 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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