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aphrodisian marble  

Definition

  • A medium- to large grained marble, warm white or blue-gray in colour, quarried from the ancient Turkish site of Aphrodisias. Primarily Hellenistic to Late Roman use, the marble was often used to create a two colour effect.

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Source

  • Janet Burnett Grossman, Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2003

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