Marble analysis, 4779
Limestone
Limestone origin: local
Microfacies: biomicrite
Bioclasts: 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)
4779; Head of a bearded man 
Microfacies under transmitted light. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm 