Marble

Stern, ill, bald: French archaeologists discover large Ptolemaic marble head at Taposiris Magna

The marble head, measuring 38 centimeters in height, depicts an elderly, bald man with a wrinkled face showing signs of sternness and illness.

 Stern, ill, bald: French archaeologists discover large Ptolemaic marble head at Taposiris Magna.
 The Elgin Marbles. London, UK. August, 2023.

'We've lost our marbles': British intellectual opposes return of Parthenon sculptures to Greece

 A marble Corinthian column capital is seen on the sea floor off the coast of Israel.

Ancient Roman-era marble cargo shipwreck found by Israeli beachgoer

A Turkish flag, with the New and the Suleymaniye mosques in the background, flies on a passenger ferry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2019.

Antiquities thieves in Turkey caught trying to sell ancient marble bathtub


The marvels of marble

Since time immemorial, marble has been a stone that evokes luxury and a high quality of life.

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