Characterization and distribution of marble from Cap de Garde and Mt. Filfila, Algeria

J.J. Herrmann ^[1] ; Donato Attanasio ^[2] ; Robert H. Tykot ^[3] ; Annewies Van Den Hoek ^[4]
1. [1] School of the Museum of Fine Arts
  
  School of the Museum of Fine Arts
  
  City of Boston, Estados Unidos
2. [2] Institute of Structure of Matter
  
  Institute of Structure of Matter
  
  Roma Capitale, Italia
3. [3] University of South Florida
  
  University of South Florida
  
  Estados Unidos
4. [4] Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge (USA)
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Localización: Interdisciplinary studies on ancient stone: proceedings of the IX Association for the Study of Marbles and Other Stones in Antiquity (ASMOSIA) Conference (Tarragona 2009) / coord. por Anna Gutiérrez García-Moreno, María Pilar Lapuente Mercadal, Isabel Rodà de Llanza, 2012, ISBN 978-84-939033-8-1, págs. 300-309
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- Isotopic testing of samples from the quarries of white marbles on the coast in eastern Algeria makes it possible to give a preliminary characterization of the Filfila quarries and to separate them isotopically from the nearby quarries of Cap de Garde. Inspection and isotopic testing of artifacts from museums and sites in Algeria and elsewhere make it clear that architectural decoration was produced in marble from both quarries and was exported throughout the central Mediterranean, reaching Tunisia, western Libya, and central Italy. The most widespread product seems to have been vividly marked column shafts, primarily from Cap de Garde but also from Filfila. Other forms of architectural decoration, including capitals and plaques of streaked marble, were widely distributed as well. An early and unusual acanthus pillar in Cap de Garde or Filfila marble is carved in a rich Hellenistic style. In the 3rd century AD, capitals made of plain white marble from the two quarries closely follow designs seen in central Italy