Welcome to the Tracking Colour objects database. It contains information on sculptures known to have traces of ancient polychromy.
All objects 168 objects
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Pinax probably depicting Herakles
- HIN 800
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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A man, probably Herakles, is depicted on a narrow, fragmented pinax. He is wearing a lion-skin, which often is associated with Herakles.
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Pinax fragment depicting a male figure from waist to ankle
- HIN 799
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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The pinax depicts a male figure, however, only the legs are preserved.
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Pinax possibly depicting the judgement of Paris
- HIN 798
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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Upper part of a pinax with a hook meander band along the upper edge. Three figures are rendered and the scene probably shows the Judgement of Paris.
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Pinax with warriors
- HIN 796
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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Fragmented pinax depicting two warriors.
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Pinax fragments depicting a naked man and a black hand
- HIN 794
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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Fragmented pinax depicting two individuals - a naked young man and an second unidentified indivdual, where only an outreaching hand is preserved.
The upper edge of the pinax is decorated with a band of red lozenges w...
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Antefix with female head
- HIN 452
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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This beautiful "antefix":/objects/124/attachments/367 has well-preserved traces of original colour which are visible to the naked eye.
The "palmette leaves":/objects/124/attachments/372 were once painted alternately ...
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Antefix with female head
- HIN 453
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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This beautiful "antefix":/objects/123/attachments/345 has well-preserved traces of original polychromy.
The palmette leaves are painted alternately black and red with white outlines while the background around them i...
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Statuette of Hermes
- HIN 423a
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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Statuette of Hermes standing against a pillar. He is rendered naked, except from a cloak worn over the shoulders and boots.