03-11-2004, 02:19 PM
Does this UV investigation pick up traces of gold leaf? It occured to me that the 'white' areas on the original picture might have been gilded... Imagine an all-gold Augustus! I believe a gold (gilded?) equestrian statue of him was erected by order of the Senate in 43BC, so perhaps the same sort of thing, with painted clothing, happened here?<br>
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Looking at those original UV colours again, I'm sure that 'red' is actually a purple, of a rather pinkish variety. Purple and gold, then? With blue bits? Nice! <p></p><i></i>
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Looking at those original UV colours again, I'm sure that 'red' is actually a purple, of a rather pinkish variety. Purple and gold, then? With blue bits? Nice! <p></p><i></i>
Nathan Ross