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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A blue-gray, medium grained [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=marble 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).
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A blue-gray, medium grained [[marble|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 ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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Aphrodisia marble
 
Aphrodisia marble
  
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
° Janet Burnett Grossman, Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2003
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* John Herrmann, MFA Antiquities department, submitted information.
 
 
== 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
 
* Janet Burnett Grossman, ''Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone'', J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2003

Latest revision as of 15:32, 27 April 2022

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

Resources and Citations

  • John Herrmann, MFA Antiquities department, submitted information.
  • Janet Burnett Grossman, Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2003