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LOT 2717
Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut and Polished Green Porphyry Sheet Group
4 3/4 - 5 3/4 in. (221 grams total, 11.9-14.5 cm).
Cut and polished sections, mined in Greece, cut and polished on both sides, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
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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LOT 2717
Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut and Polished Green Porphyry Sheet Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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