Roman Monolithic Fountains and Thasian Marble

van den Hoek, Annewies; Attanasio, Donato; Herrmann, John J.

doi:10.31534/XI.asmosia.2015/02.04

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

Roman Monolithic Fountains and Thasian Marble

In: ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA. Split: University of Split, Arts Academy in Split; University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, 2018. pp. 207-214. https://doi.org/10.31534/XI.asmosia.2015/02.04

van den Hoek, Annewies; Attanasio, Donato; Herrmann, John J.

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van den Hoek, A., Attanasio, D. & Herrmann, J. J. (2018). Roman Monolithic Fountains and Thasian Marble. ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA (pp. 207-214). Split: University of Split, Arts Academy in Split, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy. doi: 10.31534/XI.asmosia.2015/02.04

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van den Hoek, Annewies, et al. "Roman Monolithic Fountains and Thasian Marble." ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA, University of Split, Arts Academy in Split, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, 2018, pp. 207-214. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:123:020104

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van den Hoek, Annewies, Donato Attanasio and John J. Herrmann. "Roman Monolithic Fountains and Thasian Marble." In ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA, 207-214. Split: University of Split, Arts Academy in Split, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, 2018. Accessed 2024 November 20. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:123:020104

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van den Hoek, A., Attanasio, D. and Herrmann, J. J. (2018) 'Roman Monolithic Fountains and Thasian Marble', ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA, University of Split, Arts Academy in Split, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, Split, pp. 207-214. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:123:020104 (Accessed 20 November 2024)

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van den Hoek A, Attanasio D, Herrmann JJ. Roman Monolithic Fountains and Thasian Marble. ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA. Split: University of Split, Arts Academy in Split, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy; 2018. Pp. 207-214. [cited 2024 November 20] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:123:020104

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A. van den Hoek, D. Attanasio and J. J. Herrmann, "Roman Monolithic Fountains and Thasian Marble", ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA Split: University of Split, Arts Academy in Split, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, 2018. [Online] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:123:020104 [Accessed: 20 November 2024]

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Title (english)	Roman Monolithic Fountains and Thasian Marble
Author	Annewies van den Hoek
Author	Donato Attanasio
Author	John J. Herrmann
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Archeology
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	NATURAL SCIENCES Geophysics
Abstract (english)	A group of four marble fountain spouts in a storeroom in the Vatican Museums appeared to be made of dolomitic marble from Thasos. Analysis of the marble with paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy confirmed this identification. In spite of differences, all four pieces seem to be produced by the same workshop, which can be called the Vatican Fountain Workshop. Examples of this type of fountain spout, which have water stairs on four sides and were intended to be placed in the center of a pool, are found scattered throughout the western Roman Empire. One example in Pula, Croatia is clearly a product of the Vatican workshop and appears to be made of Thasian marble. Most surviving monolithic fountain spouts appear to date from the second century, but the type clearly underwent a rapid development from simple to richly decorated forms during the course of the last third of the first century CE. The Vatican workshop evidently specialized in relatively simple cubic forms. Although the workshop favored Thasian marble and included at least one sculptor from Thasos, it was based in Rome. It also may have produced statues of the sleeping Ariadne in dolomitic Thasian marble for fountains.
Keywords (english)
Language	english
Publication type	Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication status	Published
Peer review	Peer review - international
Publication version	Published version
Publication title	ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA
Numbering	pp. 207-214
ISBN	978-953-6617-49-4 (Arts Academy in Split (print))
ISBN	978-953-6116-75-1 (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy (print))
ISBN	978-953-6617-51-7 (Arts Academy in Split (online))
ISBN	978-953-6116-79-9 (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy (online))
DOI	https://doi.org/10.31534/XI.asmosia.2015/02.04
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:123:020104
Publication	2018
Conference	Title: The XI International Conference of ASMOSIA Acronym: ASMOSIA XI Location: SPLIT, Croatia Start date: 2015-05-18 End date: 2015-05-22 Assembly type: Lecture
Document URL	http://gradst.unist.hr/ostalo/izdavacka-djelatnost/a/view/id/4078
Type of resource	Text
Publisher	University of Split, Arts Academy in Split
Publisher	University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy
Publishing place	Split
Access conditions	Open access
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Public note	Annewies van den Hoek, Harvard Semitic Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (annewies_vandenhoek@harvard.edu); Donato Attanasio, Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISM-CNR), Rome, Italy (donato.attanasio@ism.cnr.it); John J. Herrmann, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (jherrmannjr@gmail.com)
Created on	2019-03-04 15:45:15