33668
Author
Riederer, Joseph
Title Of Article Chaper
Isotope analysis of Greek, Roman, and Renaissance marble heads from the Antiquarium at Munich
Title Of Journal Book
Marble: art historical and scientific perspectives on ancient sculpture
Pages
229-236
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Publisher City
Malibu
ISBN
0-89236-174-3
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Several hundred ancient marble heads from a collection at the Antiquarium in Munich were preserved. The carbon-13 and oxygen-18 isotopes from 74 objects were analyzed to determine the provenance of the marble. On the basis of existing isotope data, most of the heads could be connected with marble deposits in Greece and western Turkey. The manufacture of a series of Carrara marble heads was dated to the Renaissance.
Keywords
Greek;Giles of Rome (Italian ecclesiastic, author, ca.1247-1316; marble; isotopic analysis;sculpture;provenance;Greece;Turkey; Carrara marble
pub_id
33668