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Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut Green Porphyry Strip Group Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut Green Porphyry Strip Group Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut Green Porphyry Strip Group
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LOT 2554

Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut Green Porphyry Strip Group

1 3/4 - 6 in. (225 grams total, 4.4-15.1 cm).

Cut and polished sections, mined in Greece, cut and polished on both sides, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. [7, 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.

CONDITION
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LOT 2554

Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut Green Porphyry Strip Group

Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £15 +BP*
(2 Bids, Reserve met)

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