Color, Polychrome

  • Color reproduction of the Parthenon Metopes.

    The Colors of the Parthenon

    The Colors of the Parthenon

    Rediscovering 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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  • Closeup of Peplophoros statue head

    Kore

    Kore

    Kore (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…

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