Alabaster. An Interdisciplinary Study of the Sources and Uses of Calcite Alabaster in Antiquity

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Simon J. Barker, Simona Perna (eds). Pages: 496 p.Illustrations:211 b/w, 248 col., 18 tables b/w. Language(s):English. Publication Year:2026. ISBN: 978-2-503-61066-5. Brepols. Hardback - With colours ranging from purest white to honeyed brown, texture of finest grains to undulating waves, and a translucent nature, alabaster has captured the imagination of patrons and craftsmen across the globe from prehistory to the present. Yet, while calcite alabaster has been one of the most sought-after decorative stones throughout history, many aspects of its procurement and use are less well known. This volume provides the first comprehensive study of calcite alabaster from a comparative, interdisciplinary perspective. Part I. Introduction 1. Calcite Alabaster: Scientific and Archaeological Perspectives Simona Perna and Simon J. Barker 2.Alabaster: Etymology, Geological Definition, and Terminology Simona Perna, James A. Harrell, and Simon J. Barker Part II. Quarry Location and Petrology 3. Egyptian Calcite Alabaster (Travertine): Ancient Quarries and Geology James A. Harrell 4. A Flowstone (Calcite-Alabaster) Quarry in the Te’omim Cave, Jerusalem Hills Boaz Zissu, Miryam Bar-Matthews, Ayala Amir, Uri Davidovich, Boaz Langford, Ro’i Porat, Micka Ullman, and Amos Frumkin 5. Calcite Alabaster From The Marib Province, Yemen: Mining, Use, and Occurrences in the South Arabian Kingdom of Saba Christian Weiß and Iris Gerlach 6. Ancient Calcite Alabasters in Tunisia: From their Extraction to their Uses Ameur Younès 7. An Overview of the Calcite-Alabaster Quarries of South-Western Phrygia (Turkey): Characteristics of Extraction Areas and Exploitation Giuseppe Scardozzi Part III. Quarry Organization and Production 8. Hatnub: A Case-Study in the Archaeology of Egyptian Calcite-Alabaster Procurement in the Second and Third Millennia BC Ian Shaw 9. Epigraphy and Archaeology from Quarry P, Hatnub Yannis Gourdon and Roland Enmarch 10. Calcite-Alabaster Quarries in Roman Egypt: The Documentary Evidence Alfred M. Hirt Part IV. Scientific Analysis 11. A Multi-Method Approach for Determining the Provenance of Ancient Calcite Alabaster Walter Prochaska, Simon J. Baker, Simona Perna, and James A. Harrell 12. Calcite Alabaster in Algeria John J. Herrmann, Jr., Robert H. Tykot, and Annewies van den Hoek Part V. Archaeological Evidence 13. Calcite Alabaster: Evidence for its Use and Trade in the Late Republican and Early Imperial Periods in Rome Patrizio Pensabene 14. Some Thoughts on the Use of Calcite Alabaster in the Floors of Pompeii Maria Stella Pisapia 15. Alabaster at Lepcis Magna, Tripolitania (Libya) Matthias Bruno and Fulvia Bianchi 16. Fiorito Calcite Alabaster in the Roman Theatre of Cádiz (Gades, Baetica) Aureli Àlvarez, Alicia Arévalo González, Darío Bernal-Casasola, Anna Gutiérrez Garcia-M., and Isabel Rodà 17. Archaeological Materials Made of Calcite Alabaster from the Roman Province of Hispania Baetica María Luisa Loza Azuaga, José Beltrán Fortes, and Esther Ontiveros Ortega 18. The Red Calcite Alabaster of Carthago Nova: A Local Marmor at the Service of the Urban Elite Begona Soler Huertas 19. Not All Egyptian! Calcite-Alabaster Vessels in the Mediterranean Bronze Age: An Example of International and Reciprocal Influence Hélène Bouillon 20. Calcite Alabaster in Cyprus Efstathios Raptou 21. Ancient Gypsum- and Calcite-Alabaster Objects and their Imitations in Glass Miguel Cisneros, Esperanza Ortiz, and Juan Á. Paz Part VI. Alabaster Quarry Gazetteer Introduction Simon J. Barker and Simona Perna 1. Egypt 2. Turkey 3. North Africa 4. Italy 5. Spain 6. Israel and Palestine 7. Yemen Works Cited. …

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