Jean-Claude Golvin

Augustoritum Lemovicum (Limoges), cross-section of street

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Blue ink, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

39.5 × 45 cm (Overall) 35.8 × 34.8 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Augustoritum Lemovicum (Limoges)

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Sectional view of a street in Augustoritum Lemovicum (Limoges). The drawing is in portrait format. It is organized within an ink frame. Traces of graphite are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The houses have a colonnaded portico lining the street. A sewer on each side of the street is shown in cross-section. A third, underground sewer runs down the center of the street.

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