One of the oldest depictions of the Ascension in art is this ivory carving, dating from c400. Christ is still without a beard here. Isn't it wonderful how God reaches out his hand from a cloud to grasps Christ's? This Ivory would have had polychromy. #AscensionDay

Demeter Statue (1st Century BC); is of white marble and shows numerous traces of its original polychromy, from Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum.

The marble statue, product of a sculptor neo attic, wearing a heavy tunic type Greek (peplos), fastened at the shoulders with two studs,…

Polychrome theatrical mask, found in the Theatrical mask
House of Lesbianus and Numicia Primigenia, #Pompeii (I, 13, 9), inv. 11227.

Currently on display in the exhibition ‘The Other Pompeii: Common Lives in the Shadow of Vesuvius’ at the Grand Palestra. #polychromy

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Pendant, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), 2nd half of the 16th century. Carved rock crystal, carved ivory with traces of polychromy and gilding, gold and pearls, 4.6 x 3.8 cm. POR. © PAB/Aguiar-Branco
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Again using #FrescoFriday as a catch-all for ancient #polychromy , this week we're sending our love down a well on the #Palatine in #Rome - a well that dates to around the birth of the Republic. Like other painted #terracotta from this period, this #wellhead is sophisticated.

On the right-hand wall of this garden is a rural scene depicting a river delta or port, a boat with furled sails, and lots of interesting characters, and a shrine. On the left is the side of colorful lararium (household shrine) depicting a painted statue. #polychromy

#Pompeii

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hrghhhhh IT SHOULD BE POLYCHROMY GNKWKFLELGLRKGN ‼️ ‼️

مـهـدی مـهـدوی لفظ توبه اختیارش دست خداست نه بنده

Pipster IMHO Chapps has produced much better and more realistic rendering of polychromy on ancient statuary and monuments.

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Chapps I like how you can almost mistake the pendiment for a monochromatic Neoclassical-like one, but a closer look reveals small fragments of the original polychromy

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Easing into the bank holiday weekend by giving an online OU talk on Greek and Roman sculpture. Always enjoy the reaction to polychromy.

𝕁𝕠𝕤𝕙 I am a big fan of ceramic polychromy in architecture so i like this and the other two around the corner

Andrew Michael Chugg Fascinating. So we have the image of one carrying an amphora in sculpture form (with nice remains of polychromy). I still wish I could decipher the so-called offering on her head. So, funerary for sure.

Decimus Claudius Yes, I love this example of polychromy. Part of a sarcophagus, if I recall correctly.