Imperial Porphyry in Roman Britain

F. Williams, David

doi:10.31534/XI.asmosia.2015/02.28

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Imperial Porphyry in Roman Britain

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. 435-441. https://doi.org/10.31534/XI.asmosia.2015/02.28

F. Williams, David

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F. Williams, D. (2018). Imperial Porphyry in Roman Britain. ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA (pp. 435-441). Split: University of Split, Arts Academy in Split, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy. doi: 10.31534/XI.asmosia.2015/02.28

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F. Williams, David. "Imperial Porphyry in Roman Britain." 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. 435-441. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:123:932784

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F. Williams, David. "Imperial Porphyry in Roman Britain." In ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA, 435-441. Split: University of Split, Arts Academy in Split, University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, 2018. Accessed 2025 February 20. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:123:932784

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F. Williams, D. (2018) 'Imperial Porphyry in Roman Britain', 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. 435-441. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:123:932784 (Accessed 20 February 2025)

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F. Williams D. Imperial Porphyry in Roman Britain. 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. 435-441. [cited 2025 February 20] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:123:932784

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D. F. Williams, "Imperial Porphyry in Roman Britain", 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:123:932784 [Accessed: 20 February 2025]

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Title (english)	Imperial Porphyry in Roman Britain
Author	David F. Williams
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Archeology
Abstract (english)	Imperial porphyry was greatly admired during the Roman and Byzantine periods because the deep purple of the stone was closely associated with the chosen colour of the Emperor. Outcrops of this hard volcanic rock are extremely restricted and only found in a small area of the eastern Egyptian desert. The quarries were kept under close Imperial control, with the vast majority of the items produced only intended for Imperial use or patronage: sculpture, columns, baths, basins and sarcophagi. The numbers of imported coloured marbles in Roman Britain are not great and are generally restricted to small individual pieces, many of which show signs of having been cut to shape, suggesting they were employed essentially as a luxury item for decorative purposes in selected buildings of Roman Britain, or perhaps as pietra dura in furniture. Amongst these imported coloured marbles are a small number of pieces of Imperial porphyry, associated with a limited number of sites.
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. 435-441
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.2015/02.28
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:123:932784
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	David F. Williams, FSA Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton, Avenue Campus, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom (dfw@soton.ac.uk)
Created on	2019-03-12 11:19:56