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Sculpture from the Brestovik Tomb, Serbia, 3rd/4th century [d/b]

Sculpture from the Brestovik Tomb [near Belgrade] dated to the end of the 3rd century – beginning of the 4th century CE, a male figure with the belt and fibula. “The head is missing. The remaining part of the sculpture of the total height of 1.42 m”

Sculpture from the Brestovik Tomb, photo documentation in the Office for Protection of Cultural Monuments of the City of Belgrade
After Gordana Milosevic, Funerary Sculpture

“According to M. Valtrović the figure was dressed in short chiton and long chlamys falling down his back to the ankles. he chiton is gathered and girded with broad belt consisting of square and narrow rectangular panels. The chlamys ending in a tassel is fastened with a fibula and partially covers the let arm. In the right arm extended along the body is some cylindrical object (scroll ?). The person was shod in closed footwear tightened with narrow shoelace and with buckle under the ankle. The sculpture was made of a single piece of white marble.” [Gordana Milosevic, Funerary Sculpture]



“Sculpture from Moesia Superior representing a Tetrarchic Emperor (?)
after Tomović 1996, p. 425″
After Gordana Milosevic, Funerary Sculpture

Skulptura vojnika / Sculpture of a soldier by Singidunum3D on Sketchfab

  • Funerary Sculpture from the Brestovik tomb; Gordana Milosevic https://www.academia.edu
  • “The Family Mausoleums” on Danube limes between Singidunum and Pontes; Gordana Milosevic https://www.academia.edu
  • Породични маузолеј у селу Брестовик код Београда / Family mausoleum in the village of Brestovik near Belgrade, Gordana Milosevic https://www.academia.edu
  • Architectural Space in the Wall Painting of the Roman Tomb in Brestovik https://www.researchgate.net
  • Tomb in color http://beogradskonasledje.rs/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/brestovik.pdf