The 5-meter-tall bronze Colossus, which likely dates from between the late 4th and 5th centuries AD stands on the left side of the Basilica of Santo Sepolcro. It belongs to a group of examples of colossal statues common to late antiquity. The face has the well-defined features of a man of around forty, which – along with its austerely august style – would likely make it a representation of an emperor (perhaps Valentinian I, 364-375, or according to other scholars Theodosius II, 401-450).   
Its dress, typical of a highly placed military leader from the period between the late Roman empire and the Byzantine empire and an imperial diadem confirms this interpretation. The cross in the right hand and the sphere in the left are other imperial regalia symbols that complete its attribution.