Mineralogical Insights to Identify Göktepe Marble in the Sculptural Program of Quinta Das Longas Villa (Lusitania)

This archaeometric study is focused on the marble used in a group of fragmented sculptures found at the Roman villa of Quinta das Longas (Elvas, Portugal). Dating from the 4th century AD, the pieces are of remarkable quality and correspond to ideal and mythological figures from several iconographic...

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Main Authors: M. Pilar Lapuente Mercadal, Trinidad Nogales-Basarrate, Antonio Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/11/1194

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