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Quarry

Coordinates: 40.23°N 30.01°E

Turkey / Bithynia et Pontus

Location

Details

Stone:

Breccia, White Marble, Coloured Marble,

Bibliography:

Mielsch 1985: 45-46; Gnoli 1988: 238-240

Location:

In the Sagarius Valley north of Bilecik, Bithynia

Material:

Red and pink marble (breccia corallina) with white, pink and grey shades; used locally and probably exported regionally from the late 1st century BC

Bibliography

Mielsch 1985: 45-46; Gnoli 1988: 238-240.

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