June 28, 2009
Analysing the pigmentation of the Parthenon Marbles
Following on from the news that traces of original paint have been detected on the surface of the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum, Decoding the Heavens has written about the scientific basis behind this story in more detail.
Read the article here, along with a followup to something hinted at in the first article here.
- Traces of paint discovered on Parthenon Sculptures : June 16, 2009
- The colourful Parthenon sculptures : June 17, 2009
- Look but don’t touch doesn’t seem to apply at the British Museum : June 18, 2013
- Traces of colour on the Parthenon’s pediments : January 31, 2012
- New testing technology could reveal info on original colour of Parthenon Sculptures : May 30, 2013
- The true colour of the Parthenon Sculptures : June 25, 2009
- Returning the Parthenon Marbles for the legitimacy of the monument : March 12, 2013
- How the Parthenon sculptures might have been coloured : September 27, 2007