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Source Image: PR208_03_03 of Frieze of Column of Marcus Aurelius

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Description

View of the frieze.

Monument
Column of Marcus Aurelius 
Monument Part
Frieze 
Monument Type
Architecture 
Material(s)
Luna Marble (Archaeometric identification)  
Date
ad 180 - ad 192 
Keywords
RestorationGeneral View  
Collections
Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome  

Location

Original Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Clamp

Process
Restoration
Description
Visible in this image are the horizontal marks of later repair clamps (on the right) inserted into the monument to hold it together following earthquake damage.

Notes

While the carvers of the Column of Trajan were content to experiment with perspective to a limited degree, especially when representing settlements or encampments within which action was taking place, the carvers on this monument were happy to develop this further. The camp on the left of this image, for instance, is depicted from an almost bird's-eye perspective, while the figures within it are carved in profile.

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