Portrait of a Roman tetrarch from Trasdorf

3D Model

This partially damaged, larger-than-life-size portrait head from early late antiquity with laurel wreath and a broken out medallion/clipeus is possibly the representation of a late antique emperor. The head was found in Trasdorf (about 10 km east of the auxiliary fort of Augustianis/Traismauer) and probably belonged to the statutory equipment of a larger rural estate (villa). First recorded in 1931, the head originally belonged to a statue, maybe depicting the emperors Maximianus Herculis, Constantius I Chlorus, Constantinus I the Great, or one of his colleagues, like Valerius Licinianus Licinius.

• 💽 Inv. no.: 1703 (formerly 131)
• ⏳ Dating: c. 1st quarter 4th century AD
• 📌 Location: Archaeological Collection at Traismauer/Lower Austria
• 🛫 Origin: Trasdorf, Atzenbrugg, Tulln, Lower Austria (AUT)
• 🧱 material: conglomerate
• 🔗 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6299789