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Source Image: PR208_02_02 of Frieze of Column of Marcus Aurelius

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Description

Detail of a decapitated barbarian.

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

Location

Original Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

Notes

The beard on this decapitated head is clearly carved into the border here, again showing that this border was laud out before carving on the figurative details had begun.

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