The Use of Greco Scritto in Roman Campania: Evidence from the Vesuvian Area (Murecine, Pompeii, Herculaneum) and the Western Bay of Naples (Cuma)

This paper discusses the presence of greco scritto marble types in early Imperial contexts in Campania drawing on new data from Cuma and Murecine (Pompeii). Long believed to come primarily, if not exclusively, from Algeria, greco scritto is now understood to have been extracted also in other parts o...

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Autores: Perna, Simona, Scognamiglio, Rita
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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spelling The Use of Greco Scritto in Roman Campania: Evidence from the Vesuvian Area (Murecine, Pompeii, Herculaneum) and the Western Bay of Naples (Cuma)Perna, SimonaScognamiglio, RitaMarbrePompeia (Ciutat antiga) -- ArqueologiaTermes romanes -- Pompeia (Ciutat antiga)90This paper discusses the presence of greco scritto marble types in early Imperial contexts in Campania drawing on new data from Cuma and Murecine (Pompeii). Long believed to come primarily, if not exclusively, from Algeria, greco scritto is now understood to have been extracted also in other parts of the Empire and an Ephesian provenance is now favoured by many scholars. In Italy, it is found in contexts dating from the late 1st to the 2nd century AD, however earlier and later uses have now been attested. Despite the considerable scientific advances, the picture of its quarrying, distribution and use remains controversial. The contextual evidence from Campania shows that greco scritto – in all probability of turkish provenance – was used in bath complexes starting from the late Julio-Claudian - early Flavian period. Moreover, epigraphic evidence points towards use by wealthy private and local benefactors.Dokuz Eylül University Publications2023info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart11 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2072/537080RECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésBahadir Yavuz , A.; Yolaçan, B;. Bruno, M. (eds.), ASMOSIA XII Interdisciplinary Studies of Ancient Stone. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference of ASMOSIA, Izmir, 08–13 October 2018 (Izmir, del 8 al 13 octubre de 2018), Dokuz Eylül University of Izmir, Izmir, p. 139-150.Copyright 2023 by Dokuz Eylul University and the authors. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be printed, reproduced or distributed by any electronic, optical, mechanical or other means without the written permission of Dokuz Eylul University.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2072/5370802026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Use of Greco Scritto in Roman Campania: Evidence from the Vesuvian Area (Murecine, Pompeii, Herculaneum) and the Western Bay of Naples (Cuma)
title The Use of Greco Scritto in Roman Campania: Evidence from the Vesuvian Area (Murecine, Pompeii, Herculaneum) and the Western Bay of Naples (Cuma)
spellingShingle The Use of Greco Scritto in Roman Campania: Evidence from the Vesuvian Area (Murecine, Pompeii, Herculaneum) and the Western Bay of Naples (Cuma)
Perna, Simona
Marbre
Pompeia (Ciutat antiga) -- Arqueologia
Termes romanes -- Pompeia (Ciutat antiga)
90
title_short The Use of Greco Scritto in Roman Campania: Evidence from the Vesuvian Area (Murecine, Pompeii, Herculaneum) and the Western Bay of Naples (Cuma)
title_full The Use of Greco Scritto in Roman Campania: Evidence from the Vesuvian Area (Murecine, Pompeii, Herculaneum) and the Western Bay of Naples (Cuma)
title_fullStr The Use of Greco Scritto in Roman Campania: Evidence from the Vesuvian Area (Murecine, Pompeii, Herculaneum) and the Western Bay of Naples (Cuma)
title_full_unstemmed The Use of Greco Scritto in Roman Campania: Evidence from the Vesuvian Area (Murecine, Pompeii, Herculaneum) and the Western Bay of Naples (Cuma)
title_sort The Use of Greco Scritto in Roman Campania: Evidence from the Vesuvian Area (Murecine, Pompeii, Herculaneum) and the Western Bay of Naples (Cuma)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Perna, Simona
Scognamiglio, Rita
author Perna, Simona
author_facet Perna, Simona
Scognamiglio, Rita
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Marbre
Pompeia (Ciutat antiga) -- Arqueologia
Termes romanes -- Pompeia (Ciutat antiga)
90
topic Marbre
Pompeia (Ciutat antiga) -- Arqueologia
Termes romanes -- Pompeia (Ciutat antiga)
90
description This paper discusses the presence of greco scritto marble types in early Imperial contexts in Campania drawing on new data from Cuma and Murecine (Pompeii). Long believed to come primarily, if not exclusively, from Algeria, greco scritto is now understood to have been extracted also in other parts of the Empire and an Ephesian provenance is now favoured by many scholars. In Italy, it is found in contexts dating from the late 1st to the 2nd century AD, however earlier and later uses have now been attested. Despite the considerable scientific advances, the picture of its quarrying, distribution and use remains controversial. The contextual evidence from Campania shows that greco scritto – in all probability of turkish provenance – was used in bath complexes starting from the late Julio-Claudian - early Flavian period. Moreover, epigraphic evidence points towards use by wealthy private and local benefactors.
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