Egypt and Libya, March 19 - April 2, 2006 / 20060327f_LeptisMagnaAlabasterColumn

Ruth Milner, rmilner plus web at bookofmarvels dot net

Close-up of the stone in a column at Leptis Magna. Most are cipollene marble, a type that has layers in its texture (named for the cipollini onion).

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