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Image
3D Model
© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID 1874
Tàrraco. Àrea del Fòrum de la Colònia
Roman world

Nero Julius Caesar

MNAT-45003

Object type
statue, portrait head
Production date
23 / 41
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Tàrraco. Àrea del Fòrum de la Colònia
Materials
Luni-Carrara marble
Township
Tarragona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Technique
sculpting
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
41 x 25 x 25 cm
Description
A portrait of the prince Nero Julius Caesar found in the area of the Forum of the "Colonia Tarraco" where it was probably part of a gallery of portraits of the Julio-Claudian family. Nero Julius Caesar was the son of Germanicus and Agrippina, brother of Caligula and nephew of Claudius. In 23 AD Tiberius named him his heir, along with his brother Drusus, but shortly afterwards they both fell into disgrace. This is a particularly important piece as there are very few known portraits of him anywhere in the Roman world. He is depicted with a slight beard, which is quite unusual in the sculpture of this period.

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