Color
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Media: Color in Ancient Greece
Read more: Media: Color in Ancient GreeceThis is collection of art and artifacts from Ancient Greece that exhibit traces of color on the original painted surface. They were photographed in museums and archaeological sites. Use the tags to filter the collection Related Pages Detailed…
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The Colors of the Parthenon
Read more: The Colors of the ParthenonRediscovering the Temple’s Colors The colors of the Parthenon have washed away over the past 2400 years, but pigment remnants can still be traced on certain surfaces, so we know that the building was colored. But was every…
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Kore
Read more: KoreKore (κόρη = maiden. Plural: κόραι, korai) refers to statues depicting female figures, always of a young age, which were created during the Ancient Greek Archaic period (600 – 480 BCE) either as votive or commemorative statues. Wealthy…