Preliminary Report 3, 2011 - Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Maria Louise Sargent
Recent Investigation of the Polychromy of a Metropolitan Roman Garland Sarcophagus
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Table 1: Summary of pigments identified on the garland sarcophagus NCG IN 2468
Sample Description Pigment identified
IN 2468-01 Red outline on masks Red iron oxide
IN 2468-02 Pink on wing of the cupids on the lid Madder lake
IN 2468-03 Blue surrounding the fruit Egyptian blue
IN 2468-04 Brownish red on the unfinished portrait Umber mixed with red iron oxide
IN 2468-05 Pink on the tunic of the right cupid Madder lake
IN 2468-06 Red on the hose of the centre cupid Cinnabar
IN 2468-07 Purple ground on hen Unidentified
IN 2468-08 Yellow on fruit Ochre
IN 2468-09 Yellow bolus on beard of the satyr Ochre
IN 2468-10 Red on eyebrow of the sheep Red iron oxide
IN 2468-11 Red on tendrils in the background Red iron oxide
IN 2468-12 Green band on centre cupid Egyptian blue, iron oxide (?) green
earth (?) and lead white (?)
IN 2468-13 Original gilding on hair of Maenad mask Gold with zinc and copper
IN 2468-14 Secondary gilding on the peahen Gold with silver, copper and iron (?)
tracking colour – The polychromy of Greek and Roman sculpture in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Preliminary Report 3, 2011 – the copenhagen polychromy network