cotanella

Updated: May 28, 2025

The nearest source of supply is at Cesi, near the celebrated "Falls of Terni," about forty-five miles from Rome, where "Cotanella," the red marble of the Roman States, is found, of which the great columns supporting the arches of the side aisles of St. Peter's are formed.

Hugh Macmillan - Roman Mosaics: Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood