Models of triumphal arches cranked out in Roman workshops to sell to tourists on the Grand Tour. If they want to buy something, you might as well sell it to them. A few more that were not made in Rome but are fun anyway.

Arch of Titus. ca. 1808-1815. Marble and gilt bronze. Made in Rome under the auspices of the Roman Academy of Saint Luke by the silversmiths Giovacchino Belli and his son Pietro. Purchased by King George IV. Image © Royal Collection Trust/His Majesty King Charles III 2022. Fair use license. via https://www.rct.uk/collection/43917/arch-of-titus

Arch of Septimius Severus. ca. 1808-1815. Marble and gilt bronze. Made in Rome under the auspices of the Roman Academy of Saint Luke by the silversmiths Giovacchino Belli and his son Pietro. Purchased by King George IV. Image © Royal Collection Trust/His Majesty King Charles III 2022. Fair use license. via https://www.rct.uk/collection/43916/arch-of-septimius-severus

Triumphal arch model built by hand and covered with hand-marbled paper. American, made in 2023 in Birmingham, Michigan. Parvum Opus, maker. Image © 2022 Parvum Opus. Fair use license. via https://www.parvumopus.com/product-page-1/triumphal-arch

Architectural model of a gateway with the top being detachable from the base. Late 19th-early 20th c. English. Bronze. Maker not known. Image © UK ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE LTD. Fair use license. via https://uk-heritage.co.uk/shop/an-antique-bronze-architectural-model-of-a-gateway

Arc de Triomphe inkwell. 1850-1899. Bronze (I think). Made in France. Maker not known. Image © 1995-2023 eBay Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.ebay.com/itm/225026270668?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1WgptRD_3QAarO8CXw_wDYw37&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&

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