| Description This unincised fragment measures about 9x12 cm and is 77 mm thick. One edge of the fragment is flat and may correspond to a slab edge. There is a strong veining pattern on the top surface that makes an approximately 45 degree angle to the flat boundary edge.
Identification There were many blank areas on the Marble Plan, including the spaces occupied by the Tiber River (see fragment 24d), by gardens, arenas, temple precincts and courtyards--in short, any space devoid of architecture or human construction. In addition, several rows of large marble slabs occupied the entire lower part of the wall of the aula on which the Plan was placed. Blank fragments like this one could have originated from any of these areas.
Significance This database includes the first public presentation of blank fragments--they are not catalogued or illustrated in either of the two fundamental publications, PM 1960 and AG 1980. This database includes 395 blank fragments. Not all are certain to belong to the Plan; some may come from other walls of the room in which it was installed. |
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