Marble : art historical and scientific perspectives on ancient sculpture : papers delivered at a symposium organized by the Departments of Antiquities and Antiquities Conservation and held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, April 28-30, 1988

Prominent art historians, scientists, conservators, and sculptors here discuss ancient marble sculpture, including the provenancing of marble, the detection of marble forgeries, scientific analysis and authentication of ancient marble, marble quarrying and trade in the ancient world, and the techniques used in ancient sculpture. 9 Foreword John Walsh 11 Disiecta Membra: The Remarkable History of Some Sculptures from an Unknown Temple Angelos Delivorrias 47 The Quarrying Techniques of the Greek World M.WaeIkens, P. De Paepe, and L.Moens 73 Thasos and the Ancient Marble Trade: Evidence from American Museums John J. Herrmann, Jr. 101 Stable Isotope Analysis of Greek and Roman Marble: Provenance, Association, and Authenticity Norman Herz 111 Scientific Provenance Determination of Ancient White Marble Sculptures Using Petrographic, Chemical, and Isotopic Data L.Moens, P.Roos, J.De Rudder, P.De Paepe, J.van Hende, and M.Waelkens 125 Stable Isotope Analysis of Carrara Marble: Some Questions for the Archaeologist Susan Walker and Keith Matthews 135 Ancient Techniques of Making Joins in Marble Statuary Amanda Claridge 163 Repair, Reuse, and Reworking of Ancient Greek Sculpture Evelyn B.Harrison 185 Metal Attachments in Greek Marble Sculpture Brunilde S.Ridgway 207 Some Reflections on Tools and Faking Peter Rockwell 223 The Decline and Fall of a Greek Portrait: A Fake Portrait Tells Its Story Flemming Johansen 229 Isotope Analysis of Greek, Roman, and Renaissance Marble Heads from the Antiquarium at Munich Josef Riederer 237 Rosso Antico and Other Red Marbles Used in Antiquity:A Characterization Study Lorenzo Lazzarini 253 Once Again on Marmor Luculleum Angelina Dworakowska 263 Weathering Layers and the Authentication of Marble Objects Richard Newman 283 Ancient Greek and Roman Marble Sculpture:Authentication, Weathering, and Provenance Determinations Stanley V.Margolis and William Showers