PAVONAZZETTO. Called also phrygian, from its darker purple markings, with veins of white, reminding one of the peacock's colors. Is a brecciated white marble with violet veins from Docimia, Asia Minor. Materials used in the laying of the pavement usually were red porphyry and serpentine green as well as white, giallo antico, and pavonazzetto marble, which was interchangebly used one for the other so as to obtain tonal hues based on dark porphyry and light marble, layng the former in the centre of the composition. In this way, the pattern would be stressed by the contrast between dark and light colours, so as to give the surface a colourful and lively design.

Chiamato anche Frigio, le sue macchie rosso scuro con vene bianche, ricordano uno dei colori del pavone. E' un marmo brecciato bianco con vene violette, proveniente da Docimia, in Asia Minore. I materiali usati per i pavimenti erano di solito Rosso Porfido e Verde Serpentino come Giallo Antico, marmo bianco e Pavonazzetto. Essi venivano usati per dare un tono contrastato che sfumava dal centro scuro al marmo chiaro; dando una aspetto vivace e brilante al tema.