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LOT 2292
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
HISTORIC ROMAN 'SPARTAN BASALT' CUT & POLISHED GREEN PORPHYRY SHEET GROUP [3]
4 1/2 - 5 1/4 in. (375 grams total, 11.4-13.3 cm).
4 1/2 - 5 1/4 in. (375 grams total, 11.4-13.3 cm).
Large cut and polished sections, mined in Greece, cut and polished on both sides, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. [3, No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From Greece.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
FOOTNOTES:
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus.
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