1. A fine-grained, banded marble with alternating layers of green and white, quarried in Italy and used for decorative purposes.
Usage: Also called cipollino marble or verde di Prato.; Architectural and design contexts.

Examples

• The Renaissance palazzo featured columns of cipollino marble in its grand entrance hall.
• Cipollino was a favorite stone of Italian architects during the 16th and 17th centuries.
• The decorative inlay work used cipollino to create striking geometric patterns.
• Museum curators identified the sculpture's base as authentic cipollino from Tuscany.