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Source Image: PR204_02_24 of North Spandrel of Arch of Titus

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Description

Detail of the half-column adjacent to the north-eastern spandrel.

Monument
Arch of Titus 
Monument Part
North Spandrel 
Monument Type
Architecture 
Material(s)
Pentelic Marble (Archaeometric identification)  
Date
circa ad 82 
Keywords
Block Division  
Collections
Arch of Titus, Rome  

Location

Original Location
Rome 

Evidence for working practices

1. Block joint

Process
Placement
Description
This image shows the way in which the block from which the half-column shaft is carved slightly overlaps the series of blocks from which the spandrel is carved.

2. Clamp socket

Process
Securing
Description
A slight rectangular recess can be seen on the side of the column shaft which might relate to its original insertion or might result from work during the original campaign of restoration.

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