There's diorite, the stele of Hammurabi predates the Romans by a thousand years so it's very tough, but very hard to work. Marble is relatively soft and easy to carve. That softness might contribute to the paint coming off. They used to paint buildings too, like the Parthenon.
"Why couldn't they find some black rock to making black statues? Reee!!"
That aside, many of those old statues were likely painted and some traces of the paint that wore off many centuries ago can still be detected.
I think there's a black rock in the middle east that would make a nice George Floyd statue.
I'm sure everyone involved would enjoy having some nice plump juicy lips to kiss. Plus it would be so inclusive.
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There's diorite, the stele of Hammurabi predates the Romans by a thousand years so it's very tough, but very hard to work. Marble is relatively soft and easy to carve. That softness might contribute to the paint coming off. They used to paint buildings too, like the Parthenon.