10-22-2006, 03:27 PM
Thanks again Luca.
Looks like hamata to me. There are other depictions on the column of Marcus Aurelius where the 'holes' are more random, but they are of a slightly different and more primitive style overall which would only suggest to me that they were sculpted by a less skilled artesan ([url:v09a1gz9]http://www.livius.org/a/italy/rome/col_marcus/column_marcus04.JPG[/url]). This one (Fig. 14) just looks like it was done by someone who worked a lot more neatly (note the more accurate scutum). I just don't get why these conclusions are being made.
Looks like hamata to me. There are other depictions on the column of Marcus Aurelius where the 'holes' are more random, but they are of a slightly different and more primitive style overall which would only suggest to me that they were sculpted by a less skilled artesan ([url:v09a1gz9]http://www.livius.org/a/italy/rome/col_marcus/column_marcus04.JPG[/url]). This one (Fig. 14) just looks like it was done by someone who worked a lot more neatly (note the more accurate scutum). I just don't get why these conclusions are being made.
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