Forum of Trajan, Rome, Cast of soffit panel from an architrave block

Cast of soffit panel from an architrave block, Late 18th century/early 19th century

From: Forum of Trajan, Rome

RA Collection: Art

On free display in The Dorfman Architecture Court

The cast is of a soffit panel, which is the underside of an architectural structure such as an arch or architrave. The architraves of the porticos of the Forum of Augustus and the Forum of Trajan both feature soffits of this type.

The cast was probably part of the collection of Thomas Lawrence which went on sale in May of 1830 and was purchased by the Royal Academy. That sales catalogue has an entry for 'ornament from the Forum of Trajan' and no equivalent or applicable entry for the Forum of Augustus.

Object details

Title

Cast of soffit panel from an architrave block

From

Forum of Trajan, Rome

Date

Late 18th century/early 19th century

Object type

Cast Sculpture

Medium

Plaster cast

Dimensions

210 mm x 410 mm x 70 mm, Weight: 4.3 kg

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

03/3871

Acquisition

Purchased from Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA in 1830

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