The Lost shield portraits of Aphrodisias. Reflections on Style and Patronage.
The paper re-examines Boot Liner a series of lost shield portraits discovered by Paul Gaudin in Aphrodisias in 1904-1905.It focuses on three aspects of these objects: the technical details of the carving and choice of model (style), the structural specifications (manufacture), and the subject matter (iconography and theme).It endeavors to place the