Marble is an inherently beautiful stone. It is hard enough to be enduring, and soft enough for sculptors to work in great detail.
Many artists use marble as a medium for their art. Michelangelo used marble for many of his famous statues that include David, Pieta, and The Venus de Milo. The Discus Thrower is a marble statue made by Myron.
Marble is the historical rock used for statues. Marble was used because it is soft enough to be carved, but hard enough to survive for a while. Unfortunately, Marble is metamorphosed Limestone and as such it reacts with Acid. Acid rain has hurt many historic statues.
Marble statues can last for hundreds to thousands of years if made from high-quality marble and properly maintained. Environmental conditions and regular upkeep greatly influence their longevity.
Ancient Greeks did not make any statues in their houses as you say. The statues were sculpted in workshops by highly trained sculptors. The materials they mainly used for this purpose were fine marble, which was later painted on (it's a misconception that the statues were originally colorless) and bronze. Hope i helped somehow
Statues can be made of almost any material. Statues can be created out of metal, stone, clay, wood and many other materials. Junior Fritz Jacquet is known for making masks out of toilet paper rolls, and one man (his name escapes me) is famous for making statues out of used chewing gum! Creating statues is an ancient, and sometimes wacky, artform.
There were many forms of materials available to the Greeks to make statues and monuments Of course the most common was marble (because it is strong, weather resistant and doest crack when worked with as it is very porous, not to mention the abundance of marble in the Mediterranean). There was also bronze statues, made from molding and casting wooden statues. They also made wooden statues (but less frequently, as they figured out it was less durable and less permanent)
Many's the Fine Tale was created in 2002.
statues that resemble creatures or forbidden because they are considered idols where devils reside normal pictures of animals buildings and people are fine.
Easter Island has around 1,000 moai statues, which were created by the Rapa Nui people between 1400 and 1650 AD.
I spent many years in the pool business doing repairs. The only reference I have heard concerning marble was the use of marble dust in the plaster mix, both a fine and large grit used. Hope this helps.
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There are around 1,000 Rapa Nui statues, known as moai, scattered across Easter Island. These statues were created by the indigenous people of the island between the 13th and 16th centuries.