The 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.
Facts
Citation
PublisherOstia Antica (ostia-antica.org), in association with the Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica
URLhttps://www.ostia-antica.org/museum-ostia/inv-436.htm
Source Typeacademic catalogue
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier two: a scholarly museum-inventory project cataloguing the Ostia Antica excavations, used here for inventory numbers, findspot and the museum's own attribution caveat. Connections
Associated With
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 Inventory
Claims Backed By This Source (22 claims)
This source backs 22 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 16 claims: 12 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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