RHODES Colour in antiquity - 2008

Rhodes. Colour in antiquity. A. Giannikouri (Director, Archaeological Institute for Aegean Studies) reports on a research programme of the Institute concerning the use of colour in Rhodian art from the PH period to LAntiquity, conducted in collaboration with the Ormylia Art Diagnostic Centre. Samples analysed come from mortars, figurines, vases with applied colour (such as Hadra hydriae of Rhodian manufacture), altars, columns, sculpture etc. PH and Hel pigments have been analysed using non-destructive and micro-analytical techniques, such as photography under UV light.