Object type
pedestal, inscription
Culture/period
Roman world
Materials
Prokonnesos marble
Technique
sculpting
Mint
Production date
101 / 200
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Tàrraco. Àrea del Fòrum Provincial
Township
Tarragona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Dimensions
32 x 59 x 15 cm
Description
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The inscription refers to the silver statue dedicated to the genius of the "Colonia Tarraco" that would have stood on the pedestal.
Lucius Minicius Apronianus, a duumvir quinquennal, provided in his will for a silver statue weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces (about 5 kilos) to de dedicated to the "Genius of the Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco". The Genius of the "Colonia" was the city's protector divinity and its personification. The small silver statue representing it has not survived to our time.
GENIO COL • I • V • T • TARRAC
L • MINICIVS • APRONIANVS
II VIR Q Q • TESTAMENTO
EX • ARG • LIBRIS • XV =
PONI • IVSSIT
Image
3D Model
© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID
1798