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Image
3D Model
© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID 1833
Tàrraco
Roman world

Claudius

MNAT-12260

Object type
statue, portrait head
Production date
1 / 100
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
30 x 20 x 24,5 cm
Description
A portrait from the of the Tarraco schola del collegium fabrum, the seat of the corporation of building workers. The hairstyle and characteristic features make it easy to recognise this as a portrait of Claudius. Despite this, the Tarragona depiction is somewhat idealised when compared to the majority of portraits of him, in which the features are more personal and more in keeping with his real age. This leads us to believe that it was carved shortly after his ascent to the throne in 41 AD.

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