Pomona

MNAT-378
Object type statue
Culture/period Roman world
Materials marble
Technique sculpting
Mint
Production date 101 / 200
Current location Exposició permanent
Archaeological site Tàrraco. Àrea residencial
Township Tarragona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Dimensions 84 x 56 x 52 cm
Description
Torso of sculpture representing Pomona, the goddess of fruit, fruit trees, gardens, orchards, olive trees and vineyards. It is a typical decorative sculpture from a luxury Roman villa and a Roman creation based on different Greek originals. It would have been part of the decoration of a peristyle in a domus of the resindential area of Tarraco.
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© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID 1778