APPENDIX. 



Pentelican. 



Mylassian. 



Proconnesian. Tomb of Mausolus. Fitruv. 



Thasian. 



Coralian from the river Coralius in Phrygia ; also called 

 Sangarion, from the river Sangarus 5 resembling ivory. 



Phoenician, Tyrian, or Sidonian, from Libanus; used in 

 the Temple of Solomon. Josephus. 



Arabian. Diodorus says, that in weight and whiteness it 

 exceeded the Parian. 



Lesbian, greyish white (Palombino) ; also dark grey. 



Conchites, white with shells. 



BLACK. From Tenants in Laconia. 



" Quidve domus prodest Phrvgiis innixa columnis, 

 Taenare sive tuis, sive Caryste tuis." 



Tilull. 



" Quod non Taenariis domus est mihi fulta columnis." 



Proper*. 



The green was from Mount Taygetus. The Crocian was 

 probably white, as statues were formed of it. 

 Lydian. (Basanite.) * 



GREEN. Of Mount Taygetus in Laconia, which extends 

 through that country to Arcadia : (verde antico.) 



" Illic Taygeti virent metalla." 



Mart. 



" Et quod virenti fonte lavit Eurotas." 



Id. 



Heic dura Laconum 



Saxa virent." 



Sidon. Ap. 



* The stone of Alabanda in Caria, black inclining to purple, was melted 

 md used for glass (Pliny), so could not be a marble. 



