Describe the decoration on the Arch.
A minor sculptural frieze on the entablature, beneath the attic, is preserved only on the east side
1. it depicts a procession principally of civil and military officials, and of animals being led to sacrifice
2. below this in the spandrels are reliefs of winged women, personifying
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] 3. on the keystones of the archway are a male (on the west) and a female (on the east) figure, whose significance is doubtful
The major sculptural decoration is set within the archway on the
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] sides of the piers and on the vault
1. the vault was decorated with coffers sculptured for the most part with architectural mouldings and rosettes
2. in the centre of the top of the vault is a panel depicting
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] as an eagle ascending to heaven in his apotheosis
3. on the inner sides of the piers are two large-scale
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] panels
4. the north panel shows Titus in his triumphal
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] , attended by divinities and the
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] with the fasces (rods)
5. on the south is another part of the procession, with men carrying the spoils of war, sacred objects from the Temple in
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] What was the function of the monument?
1. The Arch of Titus, Rome, was erected after the emperor's
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] , to commemorate chiefly the capture of Jerusalem in
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] AD. On the coffered soffit of the arch and the wall faces below it are reliefs of the emperor and spoils from the Temple in Jerusalem. The
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] purpose of the arch is obvious from its sculptural decoration. The arch is set along the
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] Way and, unlike other arches it was made to be walked
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] . So the reliefs not surprisingly represent parts of Titus's procession along this road and were placed on the
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] of the archway.
2. Successful generals would proceed along the Via Sacra and pass through the arch on their way to make a
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] at the Temple of Jupiter.
Comment on the stylistic devices used in the reliefs.
1. Wheeler is critical of the depiction of the chariot - awkward angle - on the
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] panel
2. Others point out the space and
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] that is apparent in the south panel
3. The
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] part is relatively empty, in contrast to the Ara Pacis Augustae friezes
4. In both panels a sense of
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] is injected into the scenes by the placement of
· the dominant figure
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] in the north frieze or
· an object: the
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] -branched candlestick (menorah) in the
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] frieze
5. The depth of the relief varies, increasing towards the centre
6. So it is as if the procession and the chariot-horses are swinging around a
70 bend chariot death depth inner interior Jerusalem lictors movement north propagandist relief Sacred sacrifice seven south Titus under upper Victory [?] in the road, as indeed they had to just beyond the Arch to turn north.
7. We should perhaps take this into account when viewing the perspective of the chariot group.