Image
3D Model
© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID 1831
Tàrraco
Roman world

Minerva

MNAT-12259

Object type
statue
Production date
101 / 200
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Tàrraco
Materials
marble
Township
Tarragona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Technique
sculpting
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
44,5 x 21,6 x 25,5 cm
Description
Statue dedicated to Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and the arts. It would have been part of the decoration of the Tarraco schola del collegium fabrum, the seat of the corporation of building workers. It was included in the decoration of this building as the goddess was the patron of artisans.