Description
1) A fine-grain, pink to deep red marble with occasionally thin black veins and white markings. Rosso antico marble was used for sculptures by ancient Greeks, Romans, and Estrucans. It was quarried above the village of Agios Kyprianos on the east coast of Cape Tenaro (Cape Matapan) in Greece. Rosso antico marble was primarily used for small decorative architectural features, although it was also used for a few sculptures. A similar red marble was quarried in ancient times at Iasos, Province of Milas, in Asia Minor (marmor Iassense rosso). The red marble from Iasos can sometimes be distinguished by its larger grain size and variations in trace elements (Gorgoni et al, 2002; Lazzarini, 1990).
2) A red quartz and feldspar rock used by ancient Egyptian sculptors.
3) A matte, red glaze on ceramics.
Synonyms and Related Terms
marmor Taenarium (Lat.); marmor Iassense rosso (Lat.)
Additional Information
° Ancient Trade Routes: Website
° Gorgoni C., Lazzarini L., Pallante P., 2002, New archaeometric data on Rosso Antico and other red marbles used in antiquity. In “ASMOSIA VI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone” (L.Lazzarini ed.), Padova, 199-206.
° Lazzarini L., 1990, Rosso Antico and other red marbles used in antiquity: a characterization study. In “Marble, Art History and Scientific Perspectives on Ancient Sculpture”, Malibu, 237-252.
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