Concept information
Preferred term
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.
Broader concept
Source
- Janet Burnett Grossman, Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2003
In other languages
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German
URI
https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/oeai-materials/concept23993
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