9.39. Honours for Julia Augusta as Hera

Description:
White marble statue base with moulding above and below on three sides (W. 0.74 × H. 0.36 × D. 0.61 surviving), badly damaged. Top has traces of cuttings. The statue has been published (see bibliography).
Text:
Inscribed on the face.
Letters:
0.04
Date:
Julio-Claudian (context, lettering)
Findspot:
in the Theatre, NPS.
Original Location:
Sebasteion, where the statue was found.
Last recorded location:
Museum
History of discovery:
Excavated by NYU expedition in 1972 (72.275; SBI 58)
Bibliography:
published by Reynolds, PCPS no. 17, whence SEG 1980.1249; BullEp 1982.355, AnnEpig 1980.877, McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 192. Published, with the statue, by Smith, Roman Portrait Statuary from Aphrodisias, no. 80
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (1980).
1[Ἰο]υ̣λίαν Σεβαστὴ̣[ν]
2Σ̣εβαστοῦ θυγατέ[ρα]-
3 vac. Ἥραν vac.
1[··]·ΛΙΑΝΣΕΒΑΣΤ·[·]
2·ΕΒΑΣΤΟΥΘΥΓΑΤΕ[··]
3    ΗΡΑΝ    
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Ἰο
</supplied>
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
λίαν
Σεβαστ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ὴ
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ν
</supplied>
<lb n="2" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
Σ
</unclear>
εβαστοῦ
θυγατέ
<supplied reason="lost" >
ρα
</supplied>
<lb n="3" type="worddiv" />
<space extent="4" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
Ἥραν
<space extent="4" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>

Translation:

(Statue of) Julia Augusta, daughter of Augustus, Hera

Commentary:

One of the Sebasteion group of dedications to the imperial family (9.37=72.224, 9.38=72.237, 9.39=72.275, 9.40=73.145, 9.33=77.123, 9.26=80.172, 9.27=82.108, 9.35=82.109, 9.28=82.116, 9.34=82.117, 9.29=82.118, 9.36=82.210, 9.30=84.30, 9.31=84.31, and 9.32=84.41). On these see Reynolds (1996), 'Ruler-cult at Aphrodisias'. While on first discovery it seemed that this could be Julia daughter of Titus, the subsequent discoverie provide a Julio-Claudian context. Julia might be Julia, daughter of Augustus, but she is more probably Livia, adoptive daughter of Augustus after his death.

Photographs:
none.

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