Breccia di Settebasi
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Descripción
A breccia marble that is typically grayish violet with striking bright red or golden yellow streaks as well as oblong white, yellow, or red fragments. It originates from the island of Scyrus and is named for Septimius Bassus, who in antiquity had a villa sumptuously decorated with it on the Via Tusculana in Rome.
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- breccia di settebassi [nl]