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Source Image: PR205_1_16_19 of Column of Trajan

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Description

Interior surface of the Column of Trajan.

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

Location

Current Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Toolmarks

Process
Flattening
Tool
Tooth Chisel
Method
Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Medium
Description
In this case the tool chisel is used to roughly smooth the surface of the wall; on the interior this was the smoothest surface required.

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