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A probable depiction of a simple bow-operated lathe from a Roman sarcophagus

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Description: A probable depiction of a simple bow-operated lathe from a Roman sarcophagus
TitleA probable depiction of a simple bow-operated lathe from a Roman sarcophagus
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Reich 1940 and Kontoleon 1890
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateUnknown
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsUnknown
DimensionsUnknown
LocationUnknown
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsToolsFuneral decorationsTurning (Lathe work)
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3. The Tools of the Trade
Roger B. Ulrich
Description: Roman Woodworking
Roman Woodworking
Like their modern counterparts, the tools of a Roman woodworker were precious assets. Each handmade instrument represented a significant investment...
Author
Roger B. Ulrich
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2007 by Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.13-58
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00107.006
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-18391&redirecttoanchor=38509
Chapter subject tags:Woodworking tools, AncientWoodwork, Roman

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Description: Examples of spiral or twisted iron bits
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator name (description)After Gaitzsch 1980
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Examples of spiral or twisted iron bits
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Description: Funerary relief of Licinius Philonic(os) and P. Licinius Demetrius
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation date70–100 AD
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MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 68 cm; W: 80 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=459080001&objectId=465530&partId=1
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Description: Relief of a knife seller from the tomb of L. Cornelius Atimetus
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation date0–100 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 1.33 m; w: 1 m
LocationVatican Museums, Vatican City
http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/galleria-lapidaria/sezione-ii--imperatori-e-casa-imperiale/ara-ossario-di-due-fabbricanti-di-coltelli.html#&gid=1&pid=2
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Creator name (description)After Manning in Frere 1972, fig. 61
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Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
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Creator name (description)After Mutz 1980
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Object typeSculpture
DimensionsTotal H: 45 cm
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Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After examples in the Museo degli Usi e Costumi della Gente Trentina, San Michele all'Adige, Italy
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Sketches of clamping mechanisms
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
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