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Source Image: PR204_01_06 of South Pier of Arch of Titus

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Description

Drawing showing the original Roman material on the eastern face of the southern pier.

Monument
Arch of Titus 
Monument Part
South Pier 
Monument Type
Architecture 
Material(s)
Pentelic Marble (Archaeometric identification)  
Date
circa ad 82 
Keywords
Block DivisionRestoration  
Collections
Arch of Titus, Rome  

Location

Original Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Block joint

Process
Placement
Description
The various different types of carving on this facade are noted in this drawing. The irregular sizes of the blocks is also clear. It is noticeable that the columns were not separate pieces of stone but carved out of the same blocks as the decoration behind them; on the left, an additional block can be seen which was installed to fill in a gap in the column. One gets the impression from these drawings that quite a lot of work was being done on site to fit the various available blocks into the structure as effectively, and with as little waste, as possible.

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