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Source Image: PR114_02_12 of Saliara Quarries of Thasos Quarries

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Description

Relief of Herakles in the Saliara Quarries on Thasos.

Monument
Thasos Quarries 
Monument Part
Saliara Quarries 
Monument Type
Quarry 
Material(s)
 
Date
bc 700 - ad 600 
Keywords
HeraklesQuarryface  
Collections
Thasos  

Location

Original Location
Saliara 

Evidence for working practices

No evidence is available for this source.

Notes

Herakles was one of the patron gods of quarrymen and reliefs depicting him are found in a number of quarries. This is one of the best preserved ones. Numerous quarries were exploited on Thasos during the Roman period, most located on the coast where the material from them could be loaded easily onto waiting ships. Both dolomitic and calcitic white marble were quarried on the island from the Archaic to the Byzantine periods. The quarries at Saliara and nearby Cape Vathy were important sources of dolomitic white marble, a favoured material for sculpture.

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