Chapps

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History fanatic // Holder of several *useless* patents // Constantly going on about ancient #polychromy // Digital restorations: http://instagram.com/chapps 🏳️‍🌈
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Show threadChappsOct 15, 2023
@winterknell Yes! I've been looking at the data over the last week and posted a bit about it on the 'other site'. I've been praying that the Parthenon marbles would get tested for pigments, and the result is entirely expected (even with all the cleaning and weathering). Some surprises about textures, and I have to look into that more.
ChappsOct 15, 2023
Why are over half the photos in my timeline obscured? Absolutely none of them have sensitive content. I mean, I know medieval illuminated manuscripts can be racy, but ... #censored
Show threadChappsOct 15, 2023
@rogueclassicist The Japanese have never lost this habit. It's still popular today.
ChappsOct 15, 2023
@archaeology This seems like bad timing.
Show threadChappsOct 6, 2023
@winterknell Yes, I think it's been known for a while, but due to the pandemic, the work was delayed. Archaeologists don't generally like to send out press releases until they've got enough information in preparation of publishing their results (at least, that's how it should work). This is an amazing discovery.
ChappsOct 6, 2023
@sapinuwa Yes! That's the young athlete - the Diskophoros - from the theater at Aphrodisias. Amazing to see the detail of his left eye, with the intact eyelashes and iris. And, of course, the remaining pigment in his hair and eyebrows. A wonderful piece in a wonderful museum.
ChappsOct 6, 2023
@brie @[email protected] Yes, I know this piece - and the reconstruction - quite well. Viewing the sculpture in person, you can easily see the remaining pigments. It's pretty amazing.
ChappsOct 6, 2023
@failedLyndonLaRouchite Absolutely. I find that ordinary objects (or some that are a bit extraordinary, like this one) help us to see the daily lives of ancient peoples just a bit. Humans are humans.
Show threadChappsOct 6, 2023
@bxknits I wish I understood why the local archaeologists feel this represents the Three Graces. I just can't see it. There are tons of sculptures of Hekate in their museum, because that area used to be a center for Hekate worship, so it really seems odd. Somebody clearly made a mistake.
Show threadChappsOct 6, 2023
@Virginicus I've been introduced, but the company is way too heady for me.