Welcome to the Tracking Colour objects database. It contains information on ancient artworks from the collections of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek examined for their original polychromy.

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  • Fragment from the Palace of Apries

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    • ÆIN 1058
    • Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
    • 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...

  • Capital of palm column

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    • ÆIN 1045
    • Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
    • 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 ...

  • Fragments of Relief

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    • ÆIN 1048
    • Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
    • 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...

  • Fragment from the Palace of Apries

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    • ÆIN 1051
    • Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
    • Fragmented relief with three rows of stars on a blue background.

  • Fragment from the Palace of Apries

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    • ÆIN 1054
    • Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
    • Fragmented relief with three rows of stars on a blue background.

  • Fragment from the Palace of Apries

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    • ÆIN 1055
    • Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
    • Fragmented relief with two rows of stars on a blue background.

  • Relief Fragments from the Palace of King Apries

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    • ÆIN 1057
    • Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
    • 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...

  • Cinerary Urn

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    • HIN 102
    • Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
    • 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...