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Source Image: PR312_03_09 of Male portrait head of Ephesos: Miscellaneous Sculpture
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Description
Detail of male portrait head in Ephesos archaeological museum.
Monument
Ephesos: Miscellaneous Sculpture
Monument Part
Male portrait head
Monument Type
Statuary
Material(s)
Undefined white marble
(Visual identification)
Date
post
ad
210 -
pre
ad
280
Keywords
Head
Collections
Ephesos, Site and Museum
Location
Original Location
Ephesos
Current Location
Ephesos Archaeological Museum
Evidence for working practices
1. Toolmarks
Process
Roughing-out
Tool
Point
Method
Angle: Steep (60-70°)
Force: Medium
Description
Point chisel marks can be seen on the back of the hair where work remaining from the first staging of shaping was not removed.
2. Toolmarks
Process
Rough shaping
Tool
Tooth Chisel
Method
Angle: Steep (60-70°)
Force: Medium
Description
A small patch of tooth chiselling can be seen on the back of the head, a stage of work which followed initial point chiselling.
3. Toolmarks
Process
Detailing
Tool
Flat Chisel
Method
Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Gentle
Description
The hair and beard have been detailed with the corner of the flat chisel, a popular technique in the 3rd century AD.
4. Toolmarks
Process
Polishing
Tool
Abrasives
Description
The face on this figure is very smoothed and might have been polished with abrasives, though the ear has not been smoothed.
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