Marble: Art Historical and Scientific Perspectives on Ancient Sculpture
- ISBN-10
- 0892361743
- ISBN-13
- 9780892361748
- Category
- Classical antiquities
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991-03-21
- Publisher
- Getty Publications
- Author
- J. Paul Getty Museum
Description
In sixteen essays, prominent art historians, sculptors, scientists, and conservators discuss ancient marble sculpture. The essays are based on a symposium held at the J. Paul Getty Museum in April 1988. Topics include the provenancing of marble, the detection of marble forgeries, scientific analysis and authentication of ancient marble, marble quarrying and trade in the ancient world, and the techniques used in ancient sculpture.
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