Public Approach Front
original east front
Scrolling Acanthus Relief at lower-right
As can be seen in the 1948 diagram below, a significant portion of this relief has survived, including especially well-preserved details of birds, insects, amphibians, other creatures, and richly diverse plant life.
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Scrolling acanthus relief at lower right, below the relief of Roma. photo July 2008 |
The main portion of this swan, including head, is original and well-preserved. photo Oct. 2008
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This entire swan, including head, is original and well-preserved. photo Oct. 2008
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"Design of the preserved parts of the decorative floral panel on the right (east)", print by "Ennio Paoloni". Scanned from Giuseppe Moretti, L'Ara Pacis Augustae; Rome, 2005 (1st ed. 1948), vol.1, fig.122. Courtesy of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome. Reproduced with appreciation. |
Demonstration of an innovative, technically complex color projection to suggest the original colors of the relief. photo May 2010
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Diagonal views reveal the overall richness of relief. photo May 2010
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Insect, possibly a grasshoper, detail just to the left of central acanthus stalk in photo at right. Compare similar insect in same location in scrolling acanthus relief at left of doorway. photo July-Oct. 2008.
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Vertical acanthus stalk, near center of relief panel. photo May 2010
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Grasshopper at very bottom of acanthus leaves. photo July-Oct. 2008
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Lizard or salamander to the left of bird in photo at right. photo May 2010 |
Bird resting on acanthus leaves, just above grasshoper at bottom of relief. photo July-Oct. 2008
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Worm to the right of the bird in photo at left. photo July-Oct. 2008
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