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Source Image: PR205_1_02_03 of Plate XXXV / Scene XLVIII of Column of Trajan

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Description

Detail of a military standard.

Monument
Column of Trajan 
Monument Part
Plate XXXV / Scene XLVIII 
Monument Type
Relief 
Material(s)
Luna Marble (Archaeometric identification)  
Date
circa ad 113 
Keywords
Block DivisionMilitary Standard  
Collections
Column of Trajan, Rome  

Location

Current Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Block joint

Process
Placement
Description
The fact that the standard in this image crosses the joint between drums without interruption shows that this work was undertaken in place.

Notes

The differences in weathering between the two blocks can also be noted, a result of slight differences in the geological characteristics of the stone.

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