New Insights on Material Use for Roman and Late Antique Sarcophagi in the Basilica of San Apollinare in Classe (Ravenna, Italy)

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11210%2F25%3A10497434" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11210/25:10497434 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=GhicAgt.Dl" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=GhicAgt.Dl</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.55023/issn.1786-271X.2025-010" target="_blank" >10.55023/issn.1786-271X.2025-010</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

New Insights on Material Use for Roman and Late Antique Sarcophagi in the Basilica of San Apollinare in Classe (Ravenna, Italy)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper presents the provenance of white marble used in late antique sarcophagi from the Basilica of San Apollinare in Classe (Ravenna), challenging the long-held assumption that most marble came from the quarries of Proconnesos (Marmara Island, Turkey) in the Eastern Mediterranean. While previous studies have relied primarily on stylistic, typological analysis and historical presumptions, the research of this project uses a combination of non-destructive and minimally invasive methods, including macroscopic and microscopic examination, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, δ18O and δ13C stable isotope analysis. The analysis of sarcophagi from the Basilica of San Apollinare in Classe reveals the use of different types of marble, showing a combination of marbles from different quarries. The results of the analyses indicate that in addition to Proconnesos marble, material from quarries on Thassos and Paros was also used in the Ravenna(?) region. The results emphasise the diversity of marble sources beyond Proconnesos, including quarries in Asia Minor, Thassos and Paros. This study contributes to a broader understanding of Mediterranean trade networks and artistic production in Late Antiquity, and also highlights the need for further research into the marble trade in the northern Adriatic.

Název v anglickém jazyce

New Insights on Material Use for Roman and Late Antique Sarcophagi in the Basilica of San Apollinare in Classe (Ravenna, Italy)

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper presents the provenance of white marble used in late antique sarcophagi from the Basilica of San Apollinare in Classe (Ravenna), challenging the long-held assumption that most marble came from the quarries of Proconnesos (Marmara Island, Turkey) in the Eastern Mediterranean. While previous studies have relied primarily on stylistic, typological analysis and historical presumptions, the research of this project uses a combination of non-destructive and minimally invasive methods, including macroscopic and microscopic examination, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, δ18O and δ13C stable isotope analysis. The analysis of sarcophagi from the Basilica of San Apollinare in Classe reveals the use of different types of marble, showing a combination of marbles from different quarries. The results of the analyses indicate that in addition to Proconnesos marble, material from quarries on Thassos and Paros was also used in the Ravenna(?) region. The results emphasise the diversity of marble sources beyond Proconnesos, including quarries in Asia Minor, Thassos and Paros. This study contributes to a broader understanding of Mediterranean trade networks and artistic production in Late Antiquity, and also highlights the need for further research into the marble trade in the northern Adriatic.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA23-06403S" target="_blank" >GA23-06403S: Provenience mramoru v severní Itálii a na Istrii jako svědectví kontaktů mezi Východem a Západem v pozdní antice</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Archeometriai műhely

ISSN

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e-ISSN

1786-271X

Svazek periodika

2025

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

XXII./2.

Stát vydavatele periodika

HU - Maďarsko

Počet stran výsledku

25

Strana od-do

137-161

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105003390675