Reconstruction of the order from the façade of the porticoes in the Forum of Augustus made from original pieces and resin moulds
Type:
Sculpture
Year:
From the Augustan Era: 2 BC
Material and technique:
Original pieces in different types of marble and resin moulds taken of original pieces
Original pieces:
pieces of an Ionic-style cornice.
Luna marble:FA 696, FA 207
pieces of a frieze decorated on opposite sides.
Luna marble: FA 26, FA 499, FA 205
Corinthian column capital
Luna marble: FA 75
Piece of the reeded shaft of a column (the top-most part of the shaft)
Antique yellow marble:FA 69.
Resin moulds:
Section moulds of the (main beam) decorated on two opposite sides.
Taken from the original that is conserved in the archaeological area of the Forum of Augustus:
FA 583, FA 2493 a, FA 2493 b
Opere del percorso
The hall
Moving along to the rooms in the central body of the museum, we come to the section dedicated to the porticoes of the Forum and a reconstruction of part of the architectural order from the façade overlooking the square is on display.
