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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Fragment from the Palace of Apries
- ÆIN 1058
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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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...
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Capital of palm column
- ÆIN 1045
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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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 ...
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Fragments of Relief
- ÆIN 1048
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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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...
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Fragment from the Palace of Apries
- ÆIN 1051
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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Fragmented relief with three rows of stars on a blue background.
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Fragment from the Palace of Apries
- ÆIN 1054
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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Fragmented relief with three rows of stars on a blue background.
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Fragment from the Palace of Apries
- ÆIN 1055
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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Fragmented relief with two rows of stars on a blue background.
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Relief Fragments from the Palace of King Apries
- ÆIN 1057
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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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...
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Cinerary Urn
- HIN 102
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
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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...