White sculptural materials from Villa Adriana: study of provenance

• María Pilar Lapuente Mercadal ^[3] ; María del Pilar León-Castro Alonso ^[1] ; Trinidad Nogales Basarrate ^{[6] [2]} ; Hernando Royo Plumed ^{[7] [3]} ; M. Preite Martinez ^[4] ; Ph. Blanc ^[5]
  1. [1] Universidad de Sevilla

     Universidad de Sevilla

     Sevilla, España

     
  2. [2] Junta de Extremadura

     Junta de Extremadura

     Mérida, España

     
  3. [3] Universidad de Zaragoza

     Universidad de Zaragoza

     Zaragoza, España

     
  4. [4] Università de Roma La Sapienza

     Università de Roma La Sapienza

     Roma Capitale, Italia

     
  5. [5] Pierre and Marie Curie University

     Pierre and Marie Curie University

     París, Francia

     
  6. [6] Museo Nacional de Arte Romano de Mérida
  7. [7] Institut Català d'Arqueologia Clàssica

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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. 364-375
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  • This contribution reports the archaeometric study of 62 fragmented sculptures from the collections stored in the reserves of Villa Adriana, Tivoli. They were carved in white fine to very fine grained marble, but also medium and coarse types were investigated. Provenance determination was carried out using a sequential approach, taking into account petrography and cathodomicrofacies as the first step, combined with the C and O stable isotopes. Complementary techniques, EPR and quantitative CL, were used to verify or specify from among the different options. The paper discusses the results of combining different analytical techniques in comparison to the most reliable databases. They confirm the use of Carrara but also point to a variety of classical marble sources in Greece and Turkey, including the recently discovered Göktepe quarries. Some results must be considered provisional, until the detailed petrography of Göktepe is published