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Source Image: PR312_03_11 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: Detailing
Tool: Flat Chisel
Method: Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Gentle
Description: The hair and bead have been detailed with the corner of the flat chisel, a popular technique in the 3rd century AD.

1. - Toolmarks

Process: Detailing
Tool: Drill
Method: Vertical (90°)
Description: Drill holes are visible in the corner and centre of the eye.

1. - Toolmarks

Process: Detailing
Tool: Flat Chisel
Method: Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Gentle
Description: The corner of a flat chisel has been used to incise the line of the iris in the eye.

2. 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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