Marble analysis, 65.93.A
White marble
Marble origin: Paros (Paros-Marathi) (Greece)
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: heteroblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 1.51 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -1.32 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: 3.46 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: blue
Cathodoluminescence intensity: weak
Cathodoluminescence distribution: homogeneous
The isotopic values are situated in the Paros and Marmara fields, two marbles with blue luminescence. It seems most probable that this statue was carved from a marble of Paros-Marathi.
D. Decrouez & K. Ramseyer (1999, 2017)
65.93.A; Female head

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 160 sec. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm
