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Taskisigi

Quarry	Coordinates: 40.82°N 30.44°E
Turkey / Bithynia et Pontus

Location

Details

Stone:	Coloured Marble,
Bibliography:	Mielsch 1985: 42; Gnoli 1988: 206-209; Ward-Perkins 1980a, 23; Ward-Perkins 1980b, 325; Monna and Pensabene 1977: 74-77
Location:	Near Adapazari in Bithynia
Material:	Pink-orange marble (occhio di pavone rosso or occhio di pavone pavonazzo) with white veins and light grey shades; exported inter-regional in the Roman Imperial period but in small quantities

Bibliography

Monna - Pensabene 1977: 74-77; Ward-Perkins 1980: 23; Ward-Perkins 1980: 325; Ward-Perkins 1980: 23; Ward-Perkins 1980: 325; Mielsch 1985: 42; Gnoli 1988: 206-209.

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