Matthews International buys granite supplier
12-22-2009
- Matthews International Corp. on Pittsburgh's North Side, said Monday it purchased United Memorial Products Inc. of Los Angeles, a leading supplier of granite memorial products, burial vaults and caskets in the West.
Mat..
Roman marble panel sells for 1.5 million dollars
12-15-2009
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A Roman sarcophagus panel that once belonged to French writer Emile Zola sold for well over its estimated value Thursday, going for 1.5 million dollars, auction house Sotheby's said.
The third-century marble relief pa..
RI museums consider relocating sarcophagus
12-03-2009
- The museum of the Rhode Island School of Design hopes to acquire a sarcophagus from the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Providence to add to its collection of funeral pieces and artifacts from centuries ago...
Met asks if statue is work of genius
11-06-2009
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Is it or is it not? And if it is not, does it still warrant our attention? The object in question is "Young Archer," a life-size marble carving of a naked boy that might or might not be the earliest known work by Miche..
Mosaic tiles gaining in popularity
11-03-2009
- Tiles have long been used for decorative accents, flooring, wall coverings and countertops in home designs. Incorporating mosaic tiles into spaces where traditional tiles would be used can add a new spin.
While mosaic t..
Stone carving enriches Tibetan herdsmen in SW China
10-30-2009
- Herdsman Zhaxi Dongzhu from Heri Herdsmen Committee, Zeku County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southeastern Qinghai Province, never imagined that he would eventually give up herding to engage in stone carving...
Funerary Monument Reveals Iron Age Belief That The Soul Lived ..
10-24-2009
- Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have discovered an Iron Age chiseled stone slab that provides the first written evidence in the region that people believed the soul was separate from the body.
University of Chica..
Marble statue of nude boy widely attributed to Michelangelo co..
10-12-2009
- A marble statue of a nude boy widely attributed to Michelangelo is being loaned to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art by the French government.
The "Young Archer" is not travelling far. It is making its way acro..
Artist to discuss work with marble headstones
10-09-2009
- Artist Anne Tait will discuss her art and research on 19th-century marble headstones at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center Gallery on Oct. 14.
The noontime talk will offer insights into the processes Tait uses to a..
Buy Aesthetically Designed Marble Fireplace Mantels
09-02-2009
- Fireplace mantel is also commonly called chimneypiece. The term mantel basically refers to the decorative framework that is embellished around the fireplace. In the medieval times, the fireplace mantel or the chimneypiec..
Crumbling courthouse columns successfully removed for repair
08-18-2009
- "One down!"
The foreman supervising the removal of the columns on the Saline County Courthouse might be foregiven for showing a bit of jubilation as the first column was gently placed on the courthouse lawn Wednesday m..
Monuments to have info etched in red sandstone
08-11-2009
- Next time you visit one of Delhi's popular monuments, a red signboard will greet you at the entrance, inscribed with the architectural details and historical significance of the structure.
To educate tourists about Del..