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Source Image: PR204_04_04 of Triumph Panel of Arch of Titus

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Description

Detail of the north side of the passageway.

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

Location

Original Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Block joint

Process
Placement
Description
The fact that the carving of the relief and the coffering passes across the joints between blocks indicates that this work was done in place.

2. Clamp socket

Process
Securing
Description
The hole in the coffering has been made by the removal of a metal clamp originally put in place to hold the blocks of the monument together.

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