A multi-analytical approach for determining the origin of the marbles in Temple-A from Laodicea ad Lycum (Denizli-Western Anatolia, Turkey)

Koralay, Tamer; Kılınçarslan, Sanem

doi:10.1016/j.culher.2015.05.005

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“…Beside these, a wide variety of stones and limestones from different provenances were used. Because of the abundant presence of white and polychrome marble quarries in Turkey and the abundance of archaeological materials, several studies have focused on the description of the geological materials and the provenance of architectural and sculpture fragments from this area [31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39].…”

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Materials and technology of mosaics from the House of Charidemos at Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey)

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An excavation in 1856 by Charles T. Newton and a re-excavation in 1990–93 by a joint Danish-Turkish team revealed several mosaic floors in a late-antique domus from the fifth century CE, now called the House of Charidemos. Nineteen tesserae from the floor have been analysed by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, Raman micro-spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and X-ray diffraction. Seven tesserae were made of opaque glass, eleven from various rock/lithic materials, while one of them was a ceramic fragment. This case-study reports the first analyses undertaken of tesserae from late-antique Halikarnassos. The results show the use of recycled Sb–Mn decoloured glass and two types of red glass. A comparison with tesserae from other sites in Anatolia from the same period shows similarities in the base glass composition, but also some particularities of the colouring and opacifying agents used for the mosaic of the House of Charidemos. The characterisation of the stone tesserae shows a homogeneity in the choice of the materials of the same colours, but no certain provenance has been established in the present work mainly due to the lack of comparative materials. Graphical Abstract

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Materials and technology of mosaics from the House of Charidemos at Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey)

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“…The Mn, Ba and Sr elements and element ratios (i.e Mg/Ca, Mn/Sr, Ca/Sr) are much more useful than major elements alone for determining the geochemical affinities of rock (Koralaya et al, 2016;Lazzarini et al, 1980;Melezhik et al, 2001;Melezhik et al, 2008;Murra et al, 2011;Bağcı et al, 2010). In relatively pure marbles, the amounts of SiO2 and Al2O3 are very low and those of TiO2, Na2O and K2O are almost lacking.…”

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Aesthetic Characteristics of Greek Ornamental Stones Associated With Mineral, Geochemical and Structural Properties

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Provenance of marbles used for building the internal spiral staircase of the bell tower of St. Nicholas Church (Pisa, Italy)

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The aim of this study is to investigate the\ud provenance of marbles used as architectural elements\ud (bases, shafts and capitals of columns) for building the\ud internal spiral staircase of the medieval bell tower of St.\ud Nicholas Church at Pisa, Italy. Accordingly, the 45 collected\ud marble samples have been analysed by optical\ud microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and mass spectroscopy\ud for carbon and oxygen stable isotope ratio analysis;\ud additionally, SEM–EDS analysis have been\ud performed to complement data about accessory minerals.\ud By comparison with literature data on the main sources of\ud the white Mediterranean marbles used in ancient times, the\ud results show that the analysed samples are mainly white\ud crystalline marbles from Carrara (Italy) and, subordinately,\ud from other Tuscan and Eastern Mediterranean quarrying\ud areas. In fact, Mt. Pisano and Campiglia M.ma (Tuscany,\ud Italy) and Marmara (Turkey), Paros, Mt. Penteli, Thasos\ud (Greece) are minor sources. The other coloured stones\ud identified on the strength of their macroscopic features are\ud quartzites from Mt. Pisano area and granitoids from Sardinia\ud and Island of Elba (Italy). Occasionally, a very limited\ud number of architectonical elements made up of\ud Acquabona limestone from Rosignano Marittimo (Livorno,\ud Italy), red limestone with ammonites (the so-called ‘‘Rosso\ud Ammonitico’’) and black limestone belonging to the Tuscan\ud Nappe sequence, outcropping at northwest of Pisa in\ud the nearby Monti d’Oltre Serchio area, are present

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A multi-analytical approach for determining the origin of the marbles in Temple-A from Laodicea ad Lycum (Denizli-Western Anatolia, Turkey)

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

Materials and technology of mosaics from the House of Charidemos at Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey)

Materials and technology of mosaics from the House of Charidemos at Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey)

Aesthetic Characteristics of Greek Ornamental Stones Associated With Mineral, Geochemical and Structural Properties

Provenance of marbles used for building the internal spiral staircase of the bell tower of St. Nicholas Church (Pisa, Italy)

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