DOI Heft:
Wace, A.J.B.: Studies in roman historical reliefs
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.70348#0275
Studies in Roman Historical Reliefs. 259
cheek, fingers of left hand, the spear, and the right leg are restored. The
left hand probably held a spear originally.
Boy before the emperor: the top of the head, the lower part of the face,,
and both hands are new.
Semi-nude youth on right: his right hand and forearm, mouth, chin
nose, left eye, and forehead are restored. The projecting parts of the left
hand are new, also parts of his chest and drapery. The left hand held
some long object, since there is a puntello on the thigh and the drapery on
the shoulder is broken.
Man behind youth: nose and eye are new.
The temple in the background is perfect except that the end of the
gable, and architrave with the capital below are damaged. In the
pediment is visible the tail of a snake or of a Triton.
The whole relief is 2'67 m. high and 2Ό9 m. wide, and was never any
wider or higher, since remains of all the original edges may still be traced.
It has been cracked, but on the whole is in good condition.
B. Apotheosis of an empress (Plate XXXIII, 2).
The emperor·, the right hand and fingers, the left hand and fingers, the
nose, left eye, wreath, left ear, and hair, the left cheek, jaw, and mouth are
new. He was originally bearded, because there is a moustache on the
upper lip, and there are traces of whiskers before the crack on the neck.
Parts of the drapery are also restored.
Man behind emperor·, most of the hair, the left ear, left side of face,,
mouth, eye, and nose are new.
Empress·, the nose, left hand and breast, most of left leg and the
drapery round it are restored. The fingers of the right hand are missing
The head has been slightly worked over but is original.
The winged figure: has been badly damaged. The end of the right
wing is new, as also are the nose, mouth, and chin. Both breasts, both
forearms with hands, the foot and knee of the right leg, and all the torch
but the flame are restored.
Seated figure: all the forearm and hand, small pieces of the drapery
and of the body are new.
Of the pyre the squared masonry is, if not modern plaster, at least
recut.
The relief is 2-io m. wide and 2'68 m. high, and does not seem to
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cheek, fingers of left hand, the spear, and the right leg are restored. The
left hand probably held a spear originally.
Boy before the emperor: the top of the head, the lower part of the face,,
and both hands are new.
Semi-nude youth on right: his right hand and forearm, mouth, chin
nose, left eye, and forehead are restored. The projecting parts of the left
hand are new, also parts of his chest and drapery. The left hand held
some long object, since there is a puntello on the thigh and the drapery on
the shoulder is broken.
Man behind youth: nose and eye are new.
The temple in the background is perfect except that the end of the
gable, and architrave with the capital below are damaged. In the
pediment is visible the tail of a snake or of a Triton.
The whole relief is 2'67 m. high and 2Ό9 m. wide, and was never any
wider or higher, since remains of all the original edges may still be traced.
It has been cracked, but on the whole is in good condition.
B. Apotheosis of an empress (Plate XXXIII, 2).
The emperor·, the right hand and fingers, the left hand and fingers, the
nose, left eye, wreath, left ear, and hair, the left cheek, jaw, and mouth are
new. He was originally bearded, because there is a moustache on the
upper lip, and there are traces of whiskers before the crack on the neck.
Parts of the drapery are also restored.
Man behind emperor·, most of the hair, the left ear, left side of face,,
mouth, eye, and nose are new.
Empress·, the nose, left hand and breast, most of left leg and the
drapery round it are restored. The fingers of the right hand are missing
The head has been slightly worked over but is original.
The winged figure: has been badly damaged. The end of the right
wing is new, as also are the nose, mouth, and chin. Both breasts, both
forearms with hands, the foot and knee of the right leg, and all the torch
but the flame are restored.
Seated figure: all the forearm and hand, small pieces of the drapery
and of the body are new.
Of the pyre the squared masonry is, if not modern plaster, at least
recut.
The relief is 2-io m. wide and 2'68 m. high, and does not seem to
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