| P number: | P576028 |
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| Caption: | Marble specimen. Breche Sanguine. Kleber quarries, Algeria. |
| Description: |
Label name: Breche Sanguine. Specimen description: Lighter than M 010, orange/brown with clear-white veins. T. A. Barber Esq. Text from: Watson, J. British and foreign marbles and other ornamental stones. Cambridge : University Press, 1916. 504 BRECHE SANGUINE. Kleber Quarries, Oran Province., Algeria. This large slab is another example of the handsome Brecciated Marble from the Kleber quarries. It will be observed that the angular fragments in this specimen are much lighter in colour than those in the preceding example (503). The cementing material, however, has the same rich shade, and the contrast between it and the light yellow and pink fragments adds greatly to the attractive appearance of the stone, which moreover takes a high polish. The monolith columns in the vestibule of the National Gallery, London (1887), and the super-altar of Bristol Cathedral (1889), are composed of this marble. A good example of it may be seen in St George's Church, Hatley St George, a village about fourteen miles west of Cambridge, the steps in the chancel leading to the Communion-table being partly composed of it. It is interesting to note that in these Numidian breccias the centres of the fragments are usually the lightest, although in some instances the middle is the darkest part. This marble is sometimes known in England as Red African. |
| Date taken: | Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 2004 |
| Photographer: | McIntyre, B.M. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Additional information: | The marble is from the Walter Brown Collection, Scottish Mineral and Lapidary Club. |
| Orientation: | Square |
| Size: | 171.33 KB; 1000 x 1000 pixels; 85 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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