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Cap de Garde

Quarry

Coordinates: 36.96°N 7.78°E

Algeria / Numidia

Location

Details

Stone:

Marble, White Marble,

Bibliography:

Mielsch 1985: 60; Gnoli 1988: 261; Pensabene 1976

Location:

12 km from Annaba (Hippo Regius) on the promontory of Cap de Garde

Material:

White marble (marmo di Ippona) with distinct blue and grey streaks, used locally and regionally in the Roman period

Bibliography

Pensabene 1976; Mielsch 1985: 60; Gnoli 1988: 261.

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