guy Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) The marble head of a statue from the Roman period of Greece was found recently in the sea off the city of Preveza, along the Epirus Riviera in Greece. The head is thought to date back to the second or third century AD. Credit: Greek Ministry of the Interior “An exquisite sculpture of a head made of Pentelic marble was discovered in the sea off Preveza, in Epirus, western Greece, this week“ https://greekreporter.com/2021/10/12/roman-era-marble-head-found-in-sea-off-preveza-greece/ I had to look up Pentelic marble: “A white, fine-grain Marble that has been quarried at Mt. Pentelikon north of Athens since the 1st millennium BCE. Pentelic marble was used for sculpture as well as for buildings. Pentelic marbles often contain inclusions or veins of Quartz, iron oxide, Graphite, Mica, or Pyrite. Graphite inclusions in marble, called graphitic marble, show as gray or silver flakes when polished. The Parthenon, including the Elgin marbles, were made of Pentelic marble.” http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Pentelic_marble Edited October 13, 2021 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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