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Source Image: PR205_1_08_16 of Column of Trajan

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Description

Detail of the legs of Roman legionaries.

Monument
Column of Trajan 
Monument Type
Architecture 
Material(s)
Luna Marble (Archaeometric identification)  
Date
circa ad 113 
Keywords
BodyRoman SoldierSpiral Border  
Collections
Column of Trajan, Rome  

Location

Current Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Toolmarks

Process
Detailing
Tool
Flat Chisel
Method
Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Gentle
Description
The feet of the soldiers in the background are simply incised into the background using the corner of a flat chisel.

Notes

The foot on the right is supported by a small section of ground carved up beneath his foot. This is a common solution resorted to on the Column for reconciling the figures and the background, two stages of work which appear to have been carved as separate phases of activity.

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