SEEDD

Porphyry Hand with Globe

Site: Felix Romuliana/Gamzigrad

Modern Country: RS

Roman Province: Dacia Ripensis

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

figural sculpture

porphyry

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")

late 3rd/ early 4th c. CE

presumed imperial

Honorand: imperial

AHC