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Source Image: PR204_02_18 of North Spandrel of Arch of Titus

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Description

Detail of north-eastern spandrel.

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

Location

Original Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Block joint

Process
Placement
Description
On this close-up the way in which single elements of the design are split between different blocks can be seen. The Composite capital in this image is carved out of the same block as the entablature above and the surface to the right, while the shaft of the column belongs to the block beneath.

2. Clamp socket

Process
Securing
Description
The hole made by the removal of the metal clamp that originally joined these blocks together can be seen at the top of the column shaft.

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