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Source Image: PR307_05_03 of Small Togate Male of Aphrodisias: Miscellaneous Statuary

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Description

Detail of small statue of a togate male.

Monument
Aphrodisias: Miscellaneous Statuary 
Monument Part
Small Togate Male 
Monument Type
Statuary 
Material(s)
Aphrodisian marble (Visual identification)  
Date
circa bc 20 - circa ad 50 
Keywords
Clothing  
Collections
Aphrodisias, Site and Museum  

Location

Original Location
Aphrodisias 
Current Location
Aphrodisias Museum 

Evidence for working practices

1. Toolmarks

Process
Detailing
Tool
Channelling Tool
Method
Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Gentle
Description
The very deep folds in this drapery can only have been carved using a narrow channelling tool which would have enabled the carver to operate in these grooves without damaged the surrounding stone.

Notes

This small togate male statue was originally carved in the early 1st century AD but was later combined with a re-carved head of the same period to create a statue of the emperor Theodosius I or II which was set up in the Tetrastoon behind the Theatre in the late 4th or early 5th century AD.

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