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Source Image: PR204_01_22 of South Pier of Arch of Titus

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Description

Detail of drawing showing 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
In this drawing the arrangement of the blocks can be seen. An extra block was inserted on this facade, in front of those behind it, from which a section of the column was carved. The decision about which blocks to use would presumably have been made by the foreman on site.

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