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."

Includes bibliographical references

Foreword / John Walsh --'Disiecta Membra': The Remarkable History of Some Sculptures from an Unknown Temple / Angelos Delivorrias --The Quarrying Techniques of the Greek World / M. Waelkens, P. De Paepe, and L. Moens --Thasos and the Ancient Marble Trade: Evidence from American Museums / John J. Herrmann, Jr. --Stable Isotope Analysis of Greek and Roman Marble: Provenance, Association, and Authenticity / Norman Herz --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 --Stable Isotope Analysis of Carrara Marble: Some Questions for the Archaeologist / Susan Walker and Keith Matthews --Ancient Techniques of Making Joins in Marble Statuary / Amanda Claridge --Repair, Reuse, and Reworking of Ancient Greek Sculpture / Evelyn B. Harrison --Metal Attachments in Greek Marble Sculpture / Brunilde S. Ridgway --Some Reflections on Tools and Faking / Peter Rockwell --The Decline and Fall of a Greek Portrait: A Fake Portrait Tells Its Story / Flemming Johansen --Isotope Analysis of Greek, Roman, and Renaissance Marble Heads from the Antiquarium at Munich / Josef Riederer --'Rosso Antico' and Other Red Marbles Used in Antiquity: A Characterization Study / Lorenzo Lazzarini --Once Again on 'Marmor Luculleum' / Angelina Dworakowska --Weathering Layers and the Authentication of Marble Objects / Richard Newman --Ancient Greek and Roman Marble Sculpture: Authentication', Weathering, and Provenance Determinations / Stanley V. Margol