The Polychromed Head Of Emperor Diocletian 4 Th Ad In Clay

Careful ⚠️ science has its limits, but I'm convinced that Romanian and Bulgarian archaeologists should recognize its rarity. Origin: Black Sea, probably from a votive temple, depicting the polychrome head of Emperor Diocletian 'life-size' circa 4 AD. Here's the answer from the IRPA laboratory: 'This is an extremely rare case, as it was made and sculpted in beaten earth. Thermoluminescence cannot be applied because the head is not fired, and to carry out a test on the pigments, we would need to # have a database of similar pieces from the same region????????- ???????? example: the Hissarya site
Dimensions: life-size
Condition: still very good, beautiful polychromy
* Please note that this is not a terracotta but a beaten earth...
Visible from Friday at ' Antiques Center Sablon '39 Place du Grand Sablon , 1000 Bruxelles