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| They have been deposited in the new Museo Foro Romano, Molinete, by the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid, an institution to which they were transferred from the city in 1886 | This week, two honorific pedestals have been deposited in the facilities of the new Roman Forum Museum, which since the 19th century were guarded in the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid.

The pedestals, carved out of limestone, were embedded in the walls of the Castillo de la Concepción since time immemorial and in 1886 - on the occasion of the demolition of the fortress - they were removed and transferred to the recently created National Archaeological Museum of Madrid, an institution in whose funds have remained until yesterday Wednesday.As the mayor, Ana Belén Castejón has explained, "due to the type of monument, both pedestals come from the program of tributes placed in the Forum of the Roman colony of Carthago Nova, from which pedestals of similar typology come, and can be dated to At the end of the 1st century BC and the beginning of the 1st AD For this reason, "he added," a few months ago the City Council requested their return to the departmental city and their deposit in the Roman Forum Museum.

Windlass, where they will be exhibited in the Lapidary that exhibits a collection of architectural and epigraphic material from the forum and the nearby Sanctuary of Isis.

"The first of them could be raised in homage to the magistrate Lucius Bennius, who was praefectus Imperatoris Caesaris and who appears cited in the colony's monetary coinage around the year 14 BC; Bennius probably contributed to the financing of various public works, including perhaps part of the pavement of the forum or another adjacent building.

The second pedestal was dedicated to the future Emperor Tiberius before its adoption by Emperor Augustus, probably on the occasion of his appointment as patron of Carthago Nova; consequently, it can be dated between 12 and 6 BCThe transfer of the pedestals from Madrid to Cartagena has been carried out by a company specialized in transporting works of art.

Upon arrival in Cartagena, they have been received by technical staff from the Town Hall and the Molinete Archaeological Park.

In the next few days they will undergo a final conservative treatment and later they will be placed on the pedestals arranged for this purpose in the Lapidary of the aforementioned Museum.

All this action is being carried out through the direction of Strategic Projects of Historical and Artistic Heritage of the City of Cartagena.With this deposit, which the City Council and its mayor wish to thank the National Archaeological Museum, "Cartagena recovers two jewels of its heritage, which will soon be able to be enjoyed by all its citizens and those who visit us," affirmed Ana Belén Castejón.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena