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Johns Hopkins University | AS.389.315

Ancient Color: the Technologies and Meanings of Color in Antiquity

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What role did the colorful surfaces of sculptures, vessels and textiles play in the ancient world? We examine historical texts and recent scholarly and scientific publications on the technologies and meanings of color in antiquity, and use imaging and analytical techniques to study polychromed objects from the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum

Fall 2022

Professor: Sanchita Balachandran

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