Porta Santa marble
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > metamorphic rock > marble (rock) > <marble by color or pattern> > variegated marble
Descripción
A purplish red and white clouded stone which may come from either the island of Iasus or the island of Chios. It was supposedly favored by the emperor Claudius in antiquity and was later used in the door jambs of the Porta Santa of St. Peter's in Rome, hence its name.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- Portasantamarmer [nl]
- mármol Porta Santa [es]
- Claudian stone [en]
- marble, Porta Santa [en]
- marmor Iassense [en]
- stone, Claudian [en]