Object type
statue
Culture/period
Roman world
Materials
Luni-Carrara marble
Technique
sculpting
Mint
Production date
41 / 54
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Tàrraco. Teatre
Township
Tarragona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Dimensions
243 x 85 x 52 cm
Description
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Togaed statue from the Roman theatre of Tarragona. It is probably of the emperor Augustus and would have presided over the scaenae frons iconographic and iconic programme. It is a monumental image some three metres high made of different blocks of marble held together with metal staples. The piece preserves the remains of red polychrome in the folds of the toga.
Image
3D Model
© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID
1819