Four Unfinished Sarcophagus Lids at Docimium and the Roman Imperial Quarry System in Phrygia

Fant, J. Clayton

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“…This a key point, because information of this type may support a precise model of operation for the quarries—a model which, on different grounds, has already been suggested for this and other important sites (Asgari 1978; Ward‐Perkins 1980; Fant 1985).…”

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AN EPR AND ISOTOPIC STUDY OF THE MARBLES OF THE TRAJAN's ARCH AT ANCONA: AN EXAMPLE OF ALLEGED HYMETTIAN PROVENANCE*

Attanasio

Marinis

Pallecchi³

et al. 2003

Archaeometry

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The provenance of 20 marble samples drawn from the Trajan's arch at Ancona, which is supposed to be made of Greek, Hymettian marble, has been established on the basis of the independent use of EPR and isotopic data. The results of the two methods are in good agreement and unequivocally indicate a Proconnesian provenance. Sixteen samples are assigned to this site, whereas two are classified as untypical Proconnesian samples and the remaining two are assigned an unlikely Parian provenance. No indication exists for a possible Hymettian origin of the marbles. A multi-method approach, which employs all of the experimental variables simultaneously, demonstrates that the 18 samples identified as Proconnesian belong to several different quarrying areas within the site. This result is taken as an indication that the Proconnesian quarries were run following a highly organized, semi-industrial production model. The origin of the Hymettian/Proconnesian misunderstanding and the possible misclassification of other Roman monuments in Italy are briefly commented on.

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AN EPR AND ISOTOPIC STUDY OF THE MARBLES OF THE TRAJAN's ARCH AT ANCONA: AN EXAMPLE OF ALLEGED HYMETTIAN PROVENANCE*

Attanasio

Marinis

Pallecchi³

et al. 2003

Archaeometry

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“…9). Fant (1985) reported that four un nished sarcophagus lids were found in the quarries at Dokimeion (İscehisar) in central Phrygia. These nds have shown that the Dokimeion (İscehisar) quarries produced not only the wellknown pavonazzetto but also high-quality white marble.…”

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“…In the Dokimeion quarries (Bacakale), the white marble was also quarried and extensively used in ancient times. Smaller adjacent quarries in the Dokimeion site exploited the less highly valued white marble, which was available in large blocks and was used to produce gravestones, sculptures, sarcophagus, and great columns (Fant 1985;Lazzarini et al 1985). Waelkens (2019) reported that most of the products of the workshop were high-status sarcophagi made for the upper strata of society, particularly in Italy and the eastern Mediterranean (above all Asia Minor).…”

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“…Researchers studied the abandoned marble blocks and semi-worked artifacts in the İscehisar marble quarries. Fant (1985) reported that four un nished sarcophagus lids, made of ne-grained white marble were found in the Docimium quarry in İscehisar. Fant (1988a) stated that two sculptures and some architectural artifacts were found from the Docimium quarry in İscehisar.…”

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The characterization of Docimian white marble (Dokimeion-Phrygia/İscehisar-Turkey) and its significance for architectural materials in ancient times

Çeli̇k

2022

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Referred to as Docimium marble, Docimian marble, Synnadic marble, or Phrygium marble, the white marble quarried at Dokimeion (İscehisar-Afyon, in central Phrygia, Asia Minor) extracted by the Romans for its fine-grained white quality and it was used extensively for sculpture and sarcophagi in ancient times. In this study, Docimian white marble, which has been of international importance since ancient times, was investigated. In the first stage, the characterization study was conducted, and in the second stage, the importance of Docimian white marble in the Roman period was expressed, it is using in the architectural artifacts, sarcophagi, and sculptures were explained. For this purpose, a multi-analytical study was conducted using the techniques of chemical analysis (major and trace elements), mineralogical-petrographic analysis (XRD, optical and scanning electron microscopy), and maximum grain size measurement (MGS). XRD analyses in agreement with optical microscope analyses revealed that calcite is the main component of the Docimian white marble samples. Maximum grain size (MGS) values were measured from 18.5 to 1009.5 µm on the Docimian white marble. The Docimian white marble has the advantage of low porosity (0.7%), low water absorption by weight (0.02%), and good compressive strength after frost (59 MPa) also it has a good uniaxial compressive strength (70 MPa) property. The abundance of some trace elements such as Sr and Mn can be up to 109 and 74 ppm, respectively, in Docimian white marbles, and it is approximately confirmed the data of the other studies.

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Production Patterns of Sarcophagi in Phrygia

Waelkens

1988

Classical Marble: Geochemistry, Technology, Trade

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Four Unfinished Sarcophagus Lids at Docimium and the Roman Imperial Quarry System in Phrygia

Cited by 11 publications

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AN EPR AND ISOTOPIC STUDY OF THE MARBLES OF THE TRAJAN's ARCH AT ANCONA: AN EXAMPLE OF ALLEGED HYMETTIAN PROVENANCE*

AN EPR AND ISOTOPIC STUDY OF THE MARBLES OF THE TRAJAN's ARCH AT ANCONA: AN EXAMPLE OF ALLEGED HYMETTIAN PROVENANCE*

The characterization of Docimian white marble (Dokimeion-Phrygia/İscehisar-Turkey) and its significance for architectural materials in ancient times

Production Patterns of Sarcophagi in Phrygia

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