Object type
statue
Culture/period
Roman world
Materials
Luni-Carrara marble
Technique
sculpting
Mint
Production date
-37 / 235
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Tàrraco. Àrea del Fòrum de la Colònia
Township
Tarragona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Dimensions
163,5 x 86 x 49,5 cm
Description
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Thoracatus from the Roman theatre that, together with MNAT 7583 and MNAT 45602, formed part of the scaenae frons decoration. It is an emperor dressed as a general with a cuirass decorated with geometric motifs and three serpents (from the head of Medusa). There are different hypotheses regarding the chronology of these statues, which makes it difficult to identify the characters they represent correctly.
Image
3D Model
© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID
1815