Home›Sources›Portrait of a Philosopher, Perhaps Plotinus, Ostia Antica Museum InventorySourcesPortrait of a Philosopher, Perhaps Plotinus, Ostia Antica Museum InventorysourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Portrait of a Philosopher, Perhaps Plotinus, Ostia Antica Museum Inventory." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/plotinus-bust-ostia-antica-inventory.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Portrait of a Philosopher, Perhaps Plotinus, Ostia Antica Museum Inventory. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/plotinus-bust-ostia-antica-inventoryCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-portrait-of-a-philosopher-perhaps-plotin, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Portrait of a Philosopher, Perhaps Plotinus, Ostia Antica Museum Inventory}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/plotinus-bust-ostia-antica-inventory}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Ostia Antica project's published museum inventory page for the Museo Ostiense's portrait busts of an unnamed third-century philosopher, cataloguing several related examples from the same findspot (including inventory 68 and 436) under the caption "perhaps Plotinus" rather than a certain identification.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (19 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedOstia Antica (ostia-antica.org), in association with the Parco Archeologico di Ostia AnticaURLWell-attestedhttps://www.ostia-antica.org/museum-ostia/inv-436.htmSource TypeWell-attestedacademic catalogueAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier two: a scholarly museum-inventory project cataloguing the Ostia Antica excavations, used here for inventory numbers, findspot and the museum's own attribution caveat.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithPlotinus, Historical Figures Well-attested This source names Plotinus directly: "68 and 436) under the caption "perhaps Plotinus" rather than a certain identification."Source Portrait of a Philosopher, Perhaps Plotinus, Ostia Antica Museum Inventorytier 2Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSacred Art & Iconography, 13 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.Well-attested15Sacred Art & IconographyPortrait Bust Traditionally Identified as Plotinus (Museo Ostiense)SourcesPortrait of a Philosopher, Perhaps Plotinus, Ostia Antica Museum InventoryHolds3Sacred Art & IconographyPortrait Bust Traditionally Identified as Plotinus (Museo Ostiense)SourcesPortrait of a Philosopher, Perhaps Plotinus, Ostia Antica Museum InventoryGeneral References1Sacred Art & IconographyPortrait Bust Traditionally Identified as Plotinus (Museo Ostiense)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year