Partial reconstruction of a figurative relief showing cupid-like figures and garlands

Ricomposizione parziale di rilievo figurato con Amorini e ghirlande
Type: 
Sculpture
Year: 
From the Trajan Era: 113 AD
Material and technique: 
Original pieces in Luna marble integrated with others in limestone
Origin: 
Caesar's Forum
Inventory: 
cfr. singoli frammenti originali

Partial reconstruction of a figurative relief showing cupid-like figures and garlands using original pieces integrated with others in limestone, 
from the exterior decoration of the inner sanctuary of the Temple of Venus Genetrix in Caesar's Forum

Masterpieces of the hall

The hall

Decorazione esterna del Tempio di Venere Genitrice
Exterior decoration of the Temple of Venus Genetrix

Two adjoining rooms are home to pieces of the exterior decoration of the temple. These panels, each depict a variation of the same scene: cherub-like figures holding up garlands and sacrificing bulls (tauroctony). 
The Temple of Venus Genetrix was embellished by extremely delicate decorative elements such as the reconstructed lesene displayed in the room, decorated with vine tendrils, and a piece from the corbelled cornice of the external trabeation, in which the original decorations along the sima are still intact.