Porphyry Hand with Globe
Object Title
Porphyry Hand with Globe
Spatial Coverage
Site: Felix Romuliana/Gamzigrad
Modern Country: RS
Roman Province: Dacia Ripensis
Identifier
Set #: Head of a Tetrarch (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Porphyry neck of a Tetrarch (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Miniature porphyry foot 1 (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Miniature pophyry foot 2 (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Miniature porphyry foot 3 (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Porphyry wing fragment 1 (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Porphyry wing fragment 2 (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Porphyry fragment (Palm?) (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Miniature arm fragment with drapery (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX)
GPS/Spatial ID#: Zaječar
Medium
figural sculpture
Material
porphyry
Description
Production Marks: N/A
Iconography: Hand holding sphere symbolized Roman pretensions of world domination; a common iconography in imperial imagery. See comparable examples from the Tetrarchic era (link to example from Luxor and Medallion reverse)
General Photo: Front, left and right side views (see folder "Porphyry hand with globe")
Date
late 3rd/ early 4th c. CE
Patron
presumed imperial
Subject
Honorand: imperial
Scribe
AHC