Marble: Art Historical and Scientific Perspectives on Ancient Sculpture. Papers Delivered at a Symposium Organized by the Departments of Antiquities and Antiquities Conservation and Held at the J. Paul Getty Museum April 28-30, 1988

Prominent art historians, scientists, conservators, and sculptors here discuss ancient marble sculpture, including the provenancing of marble, the detection of marble forgeries, scientific analysis and authentication of ancient marble, marble quarrying and trade in the ancient world, and the techniques used in ancient sculpture.