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Source Image: PR205_08_08 of Column of Trajan

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Description

Trajan meeting a Dacian prisoner.

Monument
Column of Trajan 
Monument Type
Architecture 
Material(s)
Luna Marble (Archaeometric identification)  
Date
circa ad 113 
Keywords
FigureDacianRoman SoldierTrajanBlock Division  
Collections
Column of Trajan, Rome  

Location

Current Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Block joint

Process
Placement
Description
The continuous carving across the block joint suggests that carving was done in place.

2. Toolmarks

Process
Detailing
Tool
Drill
Method
Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Gentle
Description
The drill was used at an angle to create the spaces between the fingers on the hand.

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