Statuette the Genius of the Senate of Merida

Genius of the Senate of Merida.

Dimensions

Height: 25.5 cm.
Width: 9.5 cm.
Depth: 9.5 cm.
Weight: 0.660 Kg.
Material: Resin.

It was found at the Temple of Diana in Merida. It represents an old bearded man who wears the robe and tunic. On the left hand he must have carried a "volume" and, possibly, and with the right he would have made a welcome sign. A headband or "taenia", which is common in his iconography, curls the hair.

Archaeologists assume that the statuette was originally placed in a small alcove inside the "Temple of Diana", and was linked to the imperial cult.

Origin: Roman Temple of Diana de Mérida

National Museum of Roman Art in Merida