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LOT 2510
Large Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet
8 1/4 in. (224 grams, 20.9 cm).
A large cut and polished section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. [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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LOT 2510
Large Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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