Aphrodisian marble
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Description
A blue-gray, medium grained marble quarried in the ancient site of Aphrodisias in southwestern Turkey. The quarry contained adjacent deposits of white marble that was sometimes used to create two-color marble pieces (Grossman 2003).
Synonyms and Related Terms
Aphrodisia marble
Additional Information
° Janet Burnett Grossman, Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2003
Authority
- External source or communication Comment: John Herrmann, MFA Antiquities department
- Janet Burnett Grossman, Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2003