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At present, the sculpture has only been submitted to VIL imaging. The VIL images show no luminescence indicating that there are no traces of Egyptian blue.

This is a Roman panel painting depicting a half-length representation of a man alongside a winged griffin with the wheel of Nemesis. The right part of the painting consists three well-preserved boards of the same widt...

A small piece broke off on the nose and in the hair, otherwise the piece is very much intact.

Fragment with a lotus-leaf shaped blade in green, yellow and brown.

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 were commonly used. Cal...

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...