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© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID 1851
Ager Tarraconensis. Els Munts
Roman world

shield from the statue of a gladiator

MNAT-45405

Object type
statue, shield
Production date
101 / 200
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Ager Tarraconensis. Els Munts
Materials
Luni-Carrara marble
Township
Altafulla (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Technique
sculpting
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
95 x 45 x 15 cm
Description
Fragment of a large marble statue corresponding to a shield decorated with a Gorgon's head in the centre and depictions in bas relief of Helios and Selene on their chariots accompanied by diverse secondary figures such as Phosphorous, Hesperus and Oceanus. Preserved at the back are the hand and forearm of a larger than life-size masculine figure that probably depicted a gladiator. Found in the frigidarium (cool room) of the lower baths at the Roman villa of Els Munts (Altafulla) near Tarraco.

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