Corsi 420, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 420 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Pavonazzetto, from Iscehisar (Synnada), Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey |
| Geological description: | Breccia of medium to coarse-grained calcite marble clasts in a darkred marble matrix. |
| Comments: | This is almost certainly pavonazzetto, the ancient marmor phrygium, from Iscehisar, Turkey. |
| References: | Borghini (1997) 264-265; Corsi (1845) 101-103; Mielsch (1985) 59, taf.18; Pensabene (2002) 205-207; Porter (1907) 99-102; Price (2007) 130; Strabo (1903) ch.8 |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; i. Antique Breccias |
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| Corsi's text: | 116.32 Breccia persichina |