Side with Augustus
original south side
Scrolling Acanthus Frieze
Only a few original marble fragments have survived from the right half ot this scrolling acanthus frieze, but they are of unusually high quality. The print below shows the location of these fragments as incorporated in the 1937-38 reconstruction. Most of these fragments are shown in the detail photographs on this page.
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Diagram of original fragments incorporated in the right half of the scrolling acanthus frieze on the original south side. "Detail of "Plate 10 - Original parts of the north and south floral frieze", "Lonserini". Scanned from Giuseppe Moretti, L'Ara Pacis Augustae; Rome, 2005 (1st ed. 1948), vol.2, pl.10. Courtesy of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome. Reproduced with appreciation.
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Fragment at far-left in diagram. photo May 2010
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Fragment near far-right in diagram. photo May 2010
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Fragment near center of diagram. photo May 2010
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Detail of fragment in photo at left. photo May 2010
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English ivy (Hedera helix L.) photo May 2010 |
Fragment near upper-center of diagram. photo May 2010
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English ivy (Hedera helix L.) Detail of fragment in photo at left. photo May 2010
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Fragment near far-right in diagram. photo May 2010
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Fragment to right of center at bottom of diagram. photo May 2010
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probably Carlina utzka Hacq. Detail of fragment in photo at left.photo May 2010
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Common grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Detail of fragment to the right of photo at left. photo May 2010 |