Antinous statue fragment, Els Munts, Tarragona

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“Fragment from the statue of Antinous from the site of Els Munts (Tarragona, Spain). Depiction of the young Bithynian. A slave and favourite of Hadrian, who the emperor deified following his tragic death by drowning in the Nile in 122 AD. His presence in the Villa of Els Munts would denote the loyalty of the villa´s owner to emperor. 247 photos completely processed in Reality Capture. The project was done with the support of the National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona and the Agència Catalana del Patrimoni Cultural. Catalog No. MNAT45406_3. A fragment of sculpture MNAT45406. Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona (2019): Tarraco: Exposición de síntesis. Generalitat de Catalunya Publicacions.”