While classic Italian white marbles like Calacatta and Statuario ... Every quarry is different, but it’s possible to cut certain types of marble blocks two different ways to achieve unique ...

including from the white marble quarry in the image below, is widely regarded as the purest and most valuable in the world. Before modern technology, enormous blocks of marble were transported ...

Archaeologists have discovered a white marble statue of a woman at an ancient Egyptian temple which they believe to be the 'true face' of Cleopatra VII. The discovery was made by an Egyptian ...