Sculpture, Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona
Official portrait head of Emperor Lucius Verus, 161-169 AD, co-regent with Marcus Aurelius, Roman, marble, 2nd century AD, found near the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The idealised head was carved in a Tarraco workshop based on a prototype created in Rome by an official sculptor. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14117326
Media ID
45850386
Size
4699px x 7087px
(4.1MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
