The ancient use of colouring on the marble statues of Hierapolis of Phrygia (Turkey). An integrated multi-analytical approach
The interest about the extent of the polychromy of ancient artefacts has increased in the last 10 years, increasing our knowledge on classical art, still often perceived as perfectly white. As a consequence, the development of methodologies allowing the detection and interpretation of the traces of colour remaining on the surfaces of archaeological artefacts has gained momentum.