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Material: Porphyry
Framed Specimen Marbles, Italian, circa 1880
Located in Spencertown, NY
A Collection of 25 Samples with in a Verde Antico Border, with Wooden Frame, Italian, late 19th Century. Each Specimen 2 1/2” x 1 3/4”
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1880s Italian Grand Tour Antique Porphyry Natural Specimens
Materials
Marble, Porphyry
Large Imperial Black Porphyry specimen
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Rare and Large Imperial Black Porphyry architectural fragment
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Porfido Nero is a rare Black Variety of Imperial Porphyry from Gebel Dokhan (th...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Porphyry Natural Specimens
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Porphyry
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