tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093231296147358052.post5589374989201330803..comments2023-10-15T05:21:25.329-07:00Comments on Tom Swope's blog: Worcester Art MuseumTom Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08232964898502933427noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093231296147358052.post-36286196925608549492012-09-05T13:53:53.171-07:002012-09-05T13:53:53.171-07:00Several things point to its being Tarantine; the c...Several things point to its being Tarantine; the color, a orange brown, with the absolute white where there are damages makes it appear to be of limestone, and not marble as does the type of weathering it's experienced. There is also a crisp and rather direct carving style, which is not overly finished, which you find in Tarantine limestone pieces, but Roman marbles of this style are generally more finished. It's been a while since I've seen the piece, and I wasn't able to touch it, but I was quite certain when I saw it, and it would be more in keeping to the quality of the collection in general. A Roman fragmentary marble capital is not something to boast of, a large scale limestone capital from Taranto, 4th Century B.C. Greek, is. Are you from Worcester, or do you know the museum well?<br />Tom Swopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08232964898502933427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1093231296147358052.post-35193561742605228162012-08-28T21:18:30.280-07:002012-08-28T21:18:30.280-07:00What's your reasoning for assigning the Ionic ...What's your reasoning for assigning the Ionic capital to 4th c. BCE Taranto?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com