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Source Image: PR203_01_14 of Colosseum

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Description

Detail of the upper section of a pier on the exterior of the Colosseum.

Monument
Colosseum 
Monument Type
Architecture 
Material(s)
Travertine (Visual identification)  
Date
ad 70 - ad 80 
Keywords
Block DivisionClampEngaged ColumnTuscan Capital  
Collections
Colosseum, Rome  

Location

Original Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Clamp socket

Process
Securing
Description
The holes visible on this surface were caused by the removal of metal clamps in the post-Roman period.

2. Insert socket

Process
Insertion
Description
On this detail the irregular sizes of blocks used in this section can be seen, as can a shallow indent for the insertion of an inscription or a repair; two pins holes are visible at either end of this indent.

Notes

The capital in this section appears to have been much more smoothly carved than the rest of the engaged column on which it sits which again suggests that there was no single finish applied all over the exterior surface of the Colosseum.

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