Abstract:

The man portrait, which has not been written until today, is preserved in Burdur Museum. The findspot of the portrait sculpted from local material is unknown. First of all, the situation and definition of the piece, which was written in order to bring it to the world of archaeology, were carried out. The man head, sculpted with its own characteristic features, is a special portrait. The design of the long and voluminous tresses of hair attached to the head in this portrait to form a bifurcation motif in the center of the forehead is also very important in terms of dating the piece. Because the most important factor in the interpretation of the portrait art of the Roman Imperial period was the hair style of the reigning emperor and his artistic understanding, as well as the hair fashion of his wife. The hairstyle in the analyzed piece was compared with the portrait of the emperor of the period in which it was proposed, and also the portrait types of this emperor were explained. Thus, it is also stated that the man head was sculpted by being inspired by which portrait type of the emperor. The Burdur piece, inspired by the type I portraits of Trajan, was dated to the emperor's reign (AD 98-117). The stylistic feature of the facial features in the Burdur piece, which was dated directly to the period of Trajan with a similar hairstyle, also supports this period suggested for the piece.

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