Back in Munich: Digital Capture of Fragments from Baiae - Part 2

A fragment from Baiae precisely scanned with structured light. After completing the portrait scans, we turned our attention to another fascinating part of the collection: the fragments from Baiae. In Roman antiquity, plaster casting formed an essential part of sculptural workshop practices, allowing formal models to be circulated across the Roman Empire and reused in the production of sculptural replicas based on Greek precedents. One of the most extensive groups of surviving ancient plaster...