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Source Image: PR205_1_02_08 of Plate XXXVI / Scene XLIX of Column of Trajan

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Description

Soldiers marching and a window.

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 DivisionWindowHorseWaggon  
Collections
Column of Trajan, Rome  

Location

Current Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Block joint

Process
Placement
Description
The fact that so much of the detail crosses the joint between blocks without difficulty shows that this carving was done in place.

Notes

The hole for the window was probably carved before the drums were put in place, when the internal staircase was also carved out, with only the frame being finished one everything has been erected. This slide also illustrates the proportional discontinuity between figures and animals on the Column. The animals and waggons in the background are significantly smaller than the soldiers surrounding them.

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