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Case study of portrait carving 15: fine shaping

Collections: Portrait carving

Evidence for working practices

1. Toolmarks

Process: Roughing-out
Tool: Point
Method: Angle: Steep (60-70°)
Force: Medium
Description: Marks of roughing-out with the point chisel are visible on the back of the head.

2. Toolmarks

Process: Rough shaping
Tool: Tooth Chisel
Method: Angle: Steep (60-70°)
Force: Gentle
Description: The remains of rough shaping with the tooth chisel can be seen on the side of the face.

3. Toolmarks

Process: Fine shaping
Tool: Flat Chisel
Method: Angle: Shallow (40-50°)
Force: Gentle
Description: Finer work with the flat chisel can be seen on the face. Each of these stages of work progressed from front to back with the hair never being roughly shaped.

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