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The Stages of Workmanship of the Corinthian Capital in Proconnesus and its Export Form

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The aim of this paper is twofold: the first part will demonstrate how a standard Corinthian capital (1) with two tiers of eight acanthus leaves was carved out of a marble block at Proconnesus, while the second part will deal with the question of at what stage of its workmanship this capital became available for purchase.

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  1. Istanbul, Turkey

    Nuşin Asgari

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  1. Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, GA, USA

    Norman Herz

  2. Department of Archaeology, N.F.S.R. and Catholic University of Leuven, Blijde Inkomststraat 21, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Marc Waelkens

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Asgari, N. (1988). The Stages of Workmanship of the Corinthian Capital in Proconnesus and its Export Form. In: Herz, N., Waelkens, M. (eds) Classical Marble: Geochemistry, Technology, Trade. NATO ASI Series, vol 153. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7795-3_13

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