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Source Image: PR205_1_02_06 of Plate XXXVI / Scene XLIX of Column of Trajan

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Description

Details of soldiers marching with a waggon.

Monument
Column of Trajan 
Monument Part
Plate XXXVI / Scene XLIX 
Monument Type
Relief 
Material(s)
Luna Marble (Archaeometric identification)  
Date
circa ad 113 
Keywords
Roman SoldierBlock DivisionWaggon  
Collections
Column of Trajan, Rome  

Location

Current Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Block joint

Process
Placement
Description
Here the tops of the heads of the Roman soldiers where they cross the joint between blocks have been damaged but they appear to have been carved only after the blocks were put in place.

Notes

The joints between blocks are especially prone to weathering and any slight movement of the drums.

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