TheatricalMask1

Distance:
Country

Spain

Region

Catalonia

Material

Clay

Age

Antiquity

Provenance

Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona

Catalog number

MNAT2585

Internal ID

MNAT2585

Digitization date

25/11/2019

Digitization method

Photogrammetry

Photos / scans number

343

Hardware

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

Lens

Sigma 35 mm 1.4

Lighting

Light box

Theatrical mask from the site of Tarraco (Tarragona, Spain). Dated between the 1st and 3rd centuries A.D. Terracotta mask with a grotesque face that could be an example of those used in the Atellan farces, satirical-burlesque comedies that ridiculed specific situations and profesions.

343 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. MNAT 2585.

Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona (2019): Tarraco: Exposición de síntesis. Generalitat de Catalunya Publicacions.