A COLLECTION OF 270 ANCIENT MARBLE AND HARDSTONE SPECIMENS POSSIBLY ASSEMBLED IN THE 19TH CENTURY

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A COLLECTION OF 270 ANCIENT MARBLE AND HARDSTONE SPECIMENS POSSIBLY ASSEMBLED IN THE 19TH CENTURY

Giallo Tigrato, Pietra Braschia, Breccia Quintilina, Occhio di Pavone, Breccia Frutticolosa and Lumachella Nera del Tasso, amongst others, arranged in a stained pine cabinet, with ten drawers, each marbles with their respective names on the reverse

each specimen approx. 11.5 x 6.5cm.

the cabinet 96.5cm. high, 57.5cm. wide, 45.5cm. deep; 3ft. 2in., 1ft. 10⅝in., 1ft. 5⅞in.

Related Literature

Henry W. Pullen, Handbook of Ancient Roman Marbles, edited by Francesco Crocenzi, 2018, p.85 for a comparable collection.