Your classmate Katie is giving a presentation about Trajan’s Column. She mentions many bits of information she found on the internet about this historical relief. What does she mention that is NOT correct about this type of artwork?

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There is text along with the relief images.
There is text along with the relief images.

This column is almost 100 feet in height.
This column is almost 100 feet in height.

A narrative relief winds up around the column.
A narrative relief winds up around the column.

The narrative describes the emperor’s campaigns against the Dacians.

Answer 1

The statement that is NOT correct about Trajan's Column is:

There is text along with the relief images.

While Trajan's Column features a continuous frieze that tells the story of his campaigns, it does not include inscriptive text accompanying the relief images. The narrative is conveyed solely through the sculptural reliefs.