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Göktepe Marble Identification in the Hadrian Portrait of Los Torrejones (Yecla, Murcia) and some Considerations on the Presence of this Marble in Hispania

Authors :
M.ª Pilar Lapuente Mercadal
Anna Gutiérrez García-M.
José Miguel Noguera Celdrán
Liborio Ruiz Molina
Source :
Zephyrus, Vol 93, Pp 151-170 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2024.

Abstract

This work characterises the high-quality white marble used in the bust of Emperor Hadrian found in the Roman villa of Los Torrejones (Yecla, Murcia). The analytical results, compared with the databases pertaining to Hispanic and Mediterranean quarry marbles, reveal its source in the quarries of Göktepe, in Muğla province, Western Turkey. The historical implications of the presence in the villa of an imperial portrait of such quality are discussed. The results also emphasise the importance of undertaking future complete archaeometric analysis of marble materials used in the sculptures of Hispania, only way to certify the provenance of the stone and, in this case, to better understand the distribution reached by the varieties of Göktepe marble in the Iberian Peninsula.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian
ISSN :
05147336 and 23863943
Volume :
93
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Zephyrus
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.583f54fe6f26420c898d6cdf2e728726
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14201/zephyrus202493151170