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Source Image: PR225_02_01 of South Side of Arch of Trajan

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Description

Detail of blocks beneath the relief on the south side of the passageway.

Monument
Arch of Trajan 
Monument Part
South Side 
Monument Type
Architecture 
Material(s)
Undefined white marble (Visual identification)  
Date
circa ad 114 - circa ad 117 
Keywords
Block Division  
Collections
Arch of Trajan, Benevento  

Location

Original Location
Benevento 

Evidence for working practices

1. Block joint

Process
Placement
Description
The irregular block line visible here, with its kink at the top, must result from damage to the corner of the block on the left. These blocks were cut to fit each other, in other words, presumably on site. The foremen on these building sites had to be adaptable and have materials to hand that could be inserted if needed.

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