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Polychromy in Larisaean Quarries and its Relation to Architectural Conception
The architectural remains of Larisa (Buruncuk) display a skillful stone carving practice based on predominantly andesite (occasionally also basalt), tuff and limestone. Color scale ranging between bluish-grey and reddish-brown can be observed at ancient local quarries. Larisaean architecture is outstanding in using masonry blocks showing the different colors presented by the site’s quarries. Late archaic buildings in particular show a vivid combination of andesite blocks. Only at “Tower I” is it possible to assume that the decorative purpose is in the foreground. At others, with randomly placed colored blocks, the efficient use of quarries must have played the primary role. Colorfully painted architectural terracotta plates once decorated the buildings of Larisa, applied on mud brick walls strengthened with timber. The use of multi-colored andesite blocks (and others inserted), thus perfectly matches this special archaic conception in architecture, which illustrates the taste of archaic Greek art for polychromy.
Polychromy in Larisaean Quarries and its Relation to Architectural Conception
The architectural remains of Larisa (Buruncuk) display a skillful stone carving practice based on predominantly andesite (occasionally also basalt), tuff and limestone. Color scale ranging between bluish-grey and reddish-brown can be observed at ancient local quarries. Larisaean architecture is outstanding in using masonry blocks showing the different colors presented by the site’s quarries. Late archaic buildings in particular show a vivid combination of andesite blocks. Only at “Tower I” is it possible to assume that the decorative purpose is in the foreground. At others, with randomly placed colored blocks, the efficient use of quarries must have played the primary role. Colorfully painted architectural terracotta plates once decorated the buildings of Larisa, applied on mud brick walls strengthened with timber. The use of multi-colored andesite blocks (and others inserted), thus perfectly matches this special archaic conception in architecture, which illustrates the taste of archaic Greek art for polychromy.
Polychromy in Larisaean Quarries and its Relation to Architectural Conception
Mater, Gizem (author) / Denktaş, Ertunç (author)
2018-01-01
ASMOSIA XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI International Conference of ASMOSIA ; ISBN 978-953-6617-49-4 ; http://gradst.unist.hr/ostalo/izdavacka-djelatnost/a/view/id/4078
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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720
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