Campus Units
World Languages and Cultures
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-2019
Journal or Book Title
American Journal of Archaeology
Volume
123
Issue
1
First Page
127
Last Page
155
DOI
10.3764/aja.123.1.0127
Abstract
This article bridges two fields often kept separate: the study of portrait statues and the study of the statue bases and their texts. However, the statues and their inscribed bases are complementary and necessarily must be studied together. The bases provide information about the titulature of the emperors and the dedicants. Portrait heads have been used in the creation of typologies and identification of regional variations. Too often the portrait statues of one imperial family member are studied in isolation from those of other family members and even from their original context. In this paper, I gather for the first time evidence for 11 statuary assemblages representing the Antonine family in Roman Spain. The inscribed bases and portraits are considered along with their display locations and the dedicants. I combine an investigation of visual representations with the study of imperial ideology to learn more about the life of provincial towns in Spain. Although many of these objects were uncovered without scientific excavation, patterns of dedication can, nevertheless, be assessed. This study paves the way for future inquiries into imperial portraiture in Spain and the practices of benefaction beyond dedications to the imperial family
Copyright Owner
Archaeological Institute of America
Copyright Date
2019
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Meyers, Rachel, "A New Analysis of Antonine Statuary Groups in Roman Spain" (2019). World Languages and Cultures Publications. 183.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/language_pubs/183
Included in
Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity Commons, History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons, Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons, Sculpture Commons
Comments
This article is published as Meyers, R., A New Analysis of Antonine Statuary Groups in Roman Spain.” American Journal of Archaeology, 2019, 123(1); 127-155. Doi: 10.3764/aja.123.1.0127. Posted with permission.