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Source Image: PR201_01_18 of Exterior Relief of Ara Pacis Augustae

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Description

Close-up of members of the imperial family.

Monument
Ara Pacis Augustae 
Monument Part
Exterior Relief 
Monument Type
Architecture 
Material(s)
Luna Marble (Archaeometric identification)  
Date
bc 13 - bc
Keywords
HeadImperial Family MemberBlock Division  
Collections
Ara Pacis, Rome  

Location

Original Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Block joint

Process
Placement
Description
The way in which the block division here crosses through the back of the central figure's head suggests that this carving must have been done in place since lining up carving that had been finished separately would have been difficult. It might have been possible to roughly work the figures before putting them up, finishing them in place, but generally it would have been easier simply to carry out all the work once they were erected. However, this particular head was restored by Carradori in the late eighteenth century and its exact relationship to the edge of the block on which it is carved is unclear.

2. Pin socket

Process
Restoration
Tool
Metal clamp/pin
Description
Several of these figures have replacement noses.

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