Marble analysis, 4736
White marble
Marble origin: unknown
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: homeoblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 0.51 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -6 ‰ -5.87 ‰ -5.89 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: -0.73 ‰ -0.70 ‰ -0.73 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: brown and dark 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 (1998, 2018)
4736; Head of a child 
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 