Figure 84

Rear surface of a fragment of the dolphins showing a fingerprint (yellow overlay) and the elongated traces made by a fine-toothed tool or finger (white arrows indicate the direction of the strokes) drawn along the inside of the wax model. Great Dolphins of Vienne, Roman period, Vienne, France, 2nd century CE, max L. 260 cm (Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’Archéologie de Vienne, France, inv. R.1998.2.43). See technical sketch, fig. 367.