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Karlík marble (karlický mramor), from Barrandien, Karlík, Prague-West District: black with gold-yellow-colour veins [d] Podol marble (Podolský mramor), from Vápenný Podol, Chrudim District: white, grey-white, rosy [e] Křtiny marble (křtinský mramor) from Křtiny, Blansko District: grey, rosy, reddish [f]
Lose Your Marbles (1997), a PC puzzle game where players line up marbles of the same color to add marbles to the other player's board and eventually block their board Marble Blast Gold (2003), a "get to the finish" first person game for the PC and Xbox ; a sequel, Marble Blast Ultra (2006), was released later for the Xbox 360
The Praetorians Relief, made from grey veined marble, c. 51–52 AD Ancient marble columns in the prayer hall of the Mosque of Uqba , in Kairouan , Tunisia Cleopatra by William Wetmore Story was described and admired in Nathaniel Hawthorne 's romance The Marble Faun , and is on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Dichroic glass is a very popular choice with glass artists today, especially so when creating marbles, because of its properties of having more than one color and when viewed from different angles, has a sparkle effect, much like a cut gemstone. Dichroic glass is actually a product created by the space industry, and was first used as an ...
Lorenzo Bartolini, (Italian, 1777–1850), La Table aux Amours (The Demidoff Table), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Marble sculpture. Marble has been the preferred material for stone monumental sculpture since ancient times, with several advantages over its more common geological "parent" limestone, in particular the ability to absorb light a small distance into the surface before ...
Sun streams through the Mildred B. Chapel, made up of 50 arches that reach over 50 feet into the air. The chapel is transparent, which makes the interior feel different depending on the changing ...
The so-called Elgin Marbles could soon be returned to Greece as the British Museum reportedly closes in on a landmark deal. George Osborne, chairman of the British Museum and former Tory ...