Marble analysis, 4840
Krater with relief (Abraham sacrifying Isaac)
White marble
Marble origin: unknown
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: homeoblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 0.23 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -3.52 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: 2.78 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: dark violet, violet and light brown
Cathodoluminescence intensity: weak
Cathodoluminescence distribution: heterogeneous
It is impossible to determine the origin of the marble used for this sculpture as no comparable reference material exists in our data bank.
D. Decrouez & K. Ramseyer (2005, 2017)
4840; Krater with relief (Abraham sacrifying Isaac)

Microfacies under transmitted light. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm

Microfacies under polarized light. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm

Cathodomicrofacies, exposure time 120 sec. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm
