06-24-2018, 12:05 PM
Very nice! It's good to see these finds from Nicomedia getting more exposure now - I believe most were discovered 2001-2009 (article here from 2015: Painted Reliefs from Nicomedia.)
Interesting to see a far more naturalistic and 'classical' look to the embracing emperors here too. I would guess the very austere and stylised look of the better known porphyry statues was a later development!
Interesting to see a far more naturalistic and 'classical' look to the embracing emperors here too. I would guess the very austere and stylised look of the better known porphyry statues was a later development!
Nathan Ross
