Object type
statue, portrait head
Culture/period
Roman world
Materials
Luni-Carrara marble
Technique
sculpting
Mint
Production date
-37 / 235
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Tàrraco. Teatre
Township
Tarragona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Dimensions
193 x 71 x 37 cm
Description
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Thoracatus from the Roman theatre that, together with MNAT 7582 and MNAT 7583, formed part of the decoration of the scaenae frons. It is an emperor dressed as a general with a cuirass decorated with geometric motifs and three serpents (from the head of Medusa).
Image
3D Model
© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID
1880