Description
A white, fine-grain marble that has been quarried at Mt. Pentelikon north of Athens since the 1st millennium BCE. Pentelic marble was used for sculpture as well as for buildings. Pentelic marbles often contain inclusions or veins of quartz , iron oxide, graphite, mica, or pyrite. Graphite inclusions in marble, called graphitic marble, show as gray or silver flakes when polished. The Parthenon, including the Elgin marbles, were made of Pentelic marble (Mayer 1969).
Synonyms and Related Terms
marbre pentélique (Fr.); Pentelycus; Mount Pentelicus; graphitic marble
Additional Information
° R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
° Ancient Trade Routes: Website
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