White Lies

Photos from the exhibition “White Lies”, displaying painted greek marble statues. While still not a completely accurate reproduction, modern techniques go a long way to give hints of dyes and hues involved in the original statues.
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  • Athena's snake trim

    Athena's snake trim

  • Athena's snake trim

    Athena's snake trim

  • Ornamented uniform

    Ornamented uniform

  • Practical orthography

    Practical orthography

    Text runs left to right. Unless, of course, it's too cramped to write it that way — in which case Achilles' name is just written backwards.

  • Painted head

    Painted head

  • Painted head

    Painted head

  • Athena's golden earring

    Athena's golden earring

  • Snake details

    Snake details

    From Athena's scaley robe.

  • Painted Persian archer

    Painted Persian archer

  • Greek ornaments

    Greek ornaments

    Detail from the godess interpretation

  • Two interpretations

    Two interpretations

    To the left, the statue interpreted as a temple girl. To the right, the statue interpreted as a godess.

  • Painted girl

    Painted girl

  • Alexander, painted

    Alexander, painted

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