Governor Statue

This is a larger-than-life statue of the Governor of Aphrodisias, Flavius Palmatus, that was found in the Theater Agora ("Tetrastoön").

The governor wears a senatorial toga and holds a scepter and a ceremonial handkerchief (mappa). At his feet are rolled-up scrolls. He has a fashionable Constantinopolitan hairstyle. His statue was set up on a re-used base by a leading citizen, Flavius Athenaeus. (from the description in the Aphrodisias Museum)