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The examination and analysis of the painted fragment point in different directions. Part of the chromatic scheme is well attested. Copper-based pigments such as the synthetic Egyptian blue and atacamite were commonly...

The 87 cm-high capital comes from a column in the palace of the pharaoh Apries in Memphis. Apries was a member of the 26th Dynasty and reigned 589 – 568 BCE. At first sight the capital appears to bear traces of green ...

It was decided to take a closer look at the polychromy of this beautiful, well- preserved, "Egyptian relief.":/objects/126/attachments/394. The investigation shows high technical painting skills. In particular, the pa...

Fragmented relief with three rows of stars on a blue background.

Fragmented relief with three rows of stars on a blue background.

Fragmented relief with two rows of stars on a blue background.

This particular fragment from a limestone relief was discovered by W.M.F. Petrie during his period of excavation on the Palace of King Apries in Memphis, 1909. It is a piece of monumental wall decoration, classified a...

The scene on the sides of the urn are very similar to those seen in 38/516, another item from the Glyptotek collection. They depict the double-death scene of Polyneikes and Eteocles from Greek tragedy, although the sw...