Marble analysis, 50.99
Limestone
Limestone origin: local
Microfacies: biomicrite
Bioclasts: planktonic foraminifera
It is realistic to expect that this rock has been extracted in the country of the sculpture workshop where this artefact was carved. This variety of limestone is not very prestigious for exportation.
D. Decrouez & K. Ramseyer (1997, 2016)
50.99; Female figure holding a child

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