Triumphal Arch
2018 (made)
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CNC milled Egyptian marble reproduction of the Triumphal Arch, painted and acid etched from photogrammetry.
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| Materials and techniques | CNC milled Egyptian marble, painted and acid etched from photogrammetry. |
| Brief description | CNC milled marble reduced reproduction of the Triumphal Arch, Palmyra. Made in 2018 by TORART using a digital file created by the Institute for Digital Archaeology. |
| Physical description | CNC milled Egyptian marble reproduction of the Triumphal Arch, painted and acid etched from photogrammetry. |
| Gallery label | Copy of
The Arch of Triumph, Palmyra, Syria, about 100 AD
CNC milled by TORART, Italy, using a digital file created by the Institute for Digital Archaeology, 2018
When the ancient city of Palmyra was destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2015, it brought worldwide attention to the fragility of archaeological sites in warzones. As an act of solidarity with the people of Syria, the Institute for Digital Archaeology created a 3D digital rendering of the now lost ‘Arch of Triumph’ using photogrammetry, so that it could be recreated in material form at any time. Based on approximately 200 photographs taken by archaeologists, scientists and tourists, the finished arch shows that a convincing reproduction can be created without touching the original. This scaleddown example was produced from the same digital file that created the 30%-scale reproduction first unveiled in Trafalgar Square, London, in April 2016.
Egyptian marble, CNC milled, painted and acid-etched using photogrammetry
Given by the Institute for Digital Archaeology
Museum no. A.20-2018(30.11.18) |
| Credit line | Given by the Institute for Digital Archaeology |
| Object history | CNC milled Egyptian marble reproduction of the Triumphal Arch in Syria. The original arch was built in the 3rd century and was destroyed by ISIS in 2015. In response to this The Institute for Digital Archaeology launched a crowdfunding campaign to source images of the arch in order to create a 3D model of the arch using photogrammetry. TORART were then commissioned to create a 70% scale reproduction and this was displayed in Trafalgar Square on the fourth plinth in 2016. A second further reduced version was made in 2018 and given to the musuem by the Institute for Digital Archaeology. |
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| Accession number | A.20-2018 |
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| Record created | July 3, 2018 |
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