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Polychromy Collection

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Egyptian art. Nefertiti bust. Limestone and stucco. Neues Mu

Egyptian art. Nefertiti bust. Limestone and stucco. Neues Mu
Egyptian art. Nefertiti. 14th century B.C. Egyptian Princess, wife of Amenhotep IV Akhenaton. Bust. Limestone and stucco. It is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BC by the sculptor Thutmose

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Temple of Ramses III. The pharaoh Ramses III, who wears the

Temple of Ramses III. The pharaoh Ramses III, who wears the Khepresh, making offerings to the gods. Relief. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Polychromed vase. Tomb of Kha. 1400 BC. Egypt

Polychromed vase. Tomb of Kha. 1400 BC. Egypt
Egypt. Polychromed vase sealed with fabric. From the tomb of royal architect Kha (Deir el-Medina). 1400 BC. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Saint Barbara, c. 1470, by Master of the Statues of Koudewat

Saint Barbara, c. 1470, by Master of the Statues of Koudewat
Master of the Statues of Koudewater (active c. 1460-1480). Statue of Saint Barbara, c. 1470. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Saint John of God, 1883. Sculpture by Agapit Vallmitjana i B

Saint John of God, 1883. Sculpture by Agapit Vallmitjana i Barbany (1833-1905). Hospital of Saint John of God. Barcelona. Spain

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Arch of the old cloister of the Santiago Cathedral

Arch of the old cloister of the Santiago Cathedral
Reconstruction of an arch of the old cloister of the Santiago Cathedral. Mid 13th century. Compostela Workshop. Carved granite and remains of polychromy. On deposit from Santiago Cathedral, Galicia

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Saint James the Pilgrim. Statue, 16th -17th centuries

Saint James the Pilgrim. Statue, 16th -17th centuries. Southern Germany. Polychromed wood. Museum of Pilgrimage and Santiago. Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. Date: 2019

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Altar depicting scenes from the life of St Martin of Tours

Altar depicting scenes from the life of St Martin of Tours
Altar frontal depicting scenes from the life of Saint Martin of Tours. Romanesque style. Lleida workshop. Polychromed board. Santa Maria de Palau de Rialb (Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain)

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Saint Elizabeth

Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Saint Elizabeth. Carved polychrome wood. First half of 17th century. On loan, Santiago Cathedral. Museum of Pilgrimage and Santiago

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Fragment of a frieze. Apse of First Cathedral. 7th century

Fragment of a frieze. Apse of First Cathedral. 7th century
Fragment of the frieze from the apse of the First Cathedral. 7th century. Sandstone with traces of polychromy. Cathedral of Faras (Sudan). Faras Gallery. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland. Date: 2018

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Large bowl. Painted ceramic. Mixteca-Puebla style

Large bowl. Painted ceramic. Mixteca-Puebla style. Late Postclassic Period (1350-1520 AD). Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Left to right: seated male figure and seated female figure

Left to right: seated male figure and seated female figure
From left to right: seated male figure and seated female figure. Painted ceramics. Nayarit style. Protoclassic Period (100 BC-250 AD). Western Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Plate with figurative and geometric decoration

Plate with figurative and geometric decoration. Painted ceramic. Western culture. Late Postclassic Period (1250-1500 AD). Western Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain. Date: 2018

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Antropomorphic head. Head of the sacrificed. Palenque

Antropomorphic head. Head of the sacrificed. Palenque
Antropomorphic head. Head of the sacrificed. Drawn on the VIII sheet of the Excavation Memory. It was collected in 1787 by captain Antonio del Rio in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. Maya culture

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Fragment of relief. It depicts the leg of the priest

Fragment of relief. It depicts the leg of the priest, wearing sandal. Drawn on the XI sheet of the Excavation Memory, was collected in 1787 by captain Antonio del Rio in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Grave stele of Salmamodes. From Sidon (Lebanon)

Grave stele of Salmamodes. From Sidon (Lebanon)
Grave stele of Salmamodes, macedonian mercenery. 2nd century BC. From Sidon (Lebanon). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Greek steles with traces of polychromy. From Sidon (Lebanon)

Greek steles with traces of polychromy. From Sidon (Lebanon). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imagePolychromy Collection: The Descent from the Cross from Erill la Vall. 12th century

The Descent from the Cross from Erill la Vall. 12th century
Romanesque art. Spain. The Descent from the Cross. Detail. Face. 12th century. Poplar and walnut wood with traces of polychromy. From the church of Santa Eulalia in Erill la Vall

Background imagePolychromy Collection: 4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical

4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical
4th, century, bc, acheron, aeneid, allegoric, allegorical, allegory, ancient, age, art, boat, boatman, boundary, campania, charon, cross, dead, death, deceased, ferry, ferryman, gravestone, greek

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Coffin of Khonsu-hotep. Painted wood. 21st-22nd Dynasty. Egy

Coffin of Khonsu-hotep. Painted wood. 21st-22nd Dynasty. Egy
Coffin of Khonsu-hotep. Painted wood. 21st-22nd Dynasty. C. 950-900 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imagePolychromy Collection: 10th Century BC 22nd Dynasty 900 900BC Ancient

10th Century BC 22nd Dynasty 900 900BC Ancient
10th, Century, BC, 22nd, Dynasty, 900, 900BC, ancient, age, Ancient, Egypt, Art, British, Museum, Cartonnage, case, colour, coloured, death, Detail, egyptian, England, funerary, god, Great, Britain

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Canopic jars

Canopic jars
Polychormed canopic jars. Used by the egyptians during the mummification to preserve the viscera. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal srvant. Egypt

Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal srvant. Egypt
Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal servants at the palace of pharaoh Niuserre. Entrance with relief depicting the dead on both sides of the door. Detail. Saqqara. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal servants. Egypt

Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal servants. Egypt
Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal servants at the palace of pharaoh Niuserre. Entrance with relief depicting the dead on both sides of the door. Saqqara. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Lebanese wooden coffin, belonging to a priest

Lebanese wooden coffin, belonging to a priest
Egyptian Art. Lebanese wooden coffin, belonging to a priest. Dated around 25th and 26th Dynasties. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: 18th Century Alterlife Ancient Art Atef Crook

18th Century Alterlife Ancient Art Atef Crook
18th, century, alterlife, ancient, art, Atef, crook, crown, dead, deity, divinity, Egypt, egyptian, eighteenth, dynasty, figure, flail, god, green, Hatshepsut, mythological, mythology, New, Empire

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Osiride pillar of pharaoh Sesostris I. Egypt

Osiride pillar of pharaoh Sesostris I. Egypt
Egyptian Art. Osiride pillar of pharaoh Sesostris I, second king of 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. Ruled between 1956 and 1910 BC. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Gothic Virgin Mary with Divine Infant. Wood carving made in

Gothic Virgin Mary with Divine Infant. Wood carving made in
Gothic Virgin. Virgin Mary with Divine Infant. Wood carving made in 14th century. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Temple guardian. Statue. Japan, 14th century

Temple guardian. Statue. Japan, 14th century
Statue of a Temple Guardian. Wood with traces of painting. 14th century. Japan. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Coffin of priest Ken-Hor. Egypt

Coffin of priest Ken-Hor. Egypt
Rectangular outer coffin of Ken-Hor. Four corner posts and vaulted lid. Wood. 600 BC. 26th Dynasty. Grave of priest Ken-Hor. Akhmim-Sohag. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Roman mosaic

Roman mosaic with a cube pattern giving a three dimensional effect. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Art greek. Archaic. Amphora of Melos. 7th BC century. Nation

Art greek. Archaic. Amphora of Melos. 7th BC century. Nation
Art greek. Archaic. Amphora of Melos. Datd between 650-600 BC. Apollo and muses in chariot drawn by winged horses. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Greece

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Spain. Cantabria. Limpias. The Christ of Limpias. 18th cent

Spain. Cantabria. Limpias. The Christ of Limpias. 18th cent
Spain. Cantabria. Limpias. The Christ of Limpias. Church of St. Peter. Unknown origin. 18th Century. Detail

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Polychrome relief of Pharaoh Thutmose III (h. 1490-1436 BC)

Polychrome relief of Pharaoh Thutmose III (h. 1490-1436 BC)
Egyptian Art. Polychrome relief of Pharaoh Thutmose III (h.1490-1436 BC). Sixth pharaoh of the 18th DynastyI. New Kingdom. Part from Thutmose Temple in Deir el-Bahari. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Tomb of Amen Khopshef. Young servant. Valley of the Queens

Tomb of Amen Khopshef. Young servant. Valley of the Queens
Tomb of Amen Khopshef, son of Ramses III. Polychrome reliefs decorating the walls of the burial chamber. Young servant. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Valley of the Queens. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Tomb of Amen Khopshef. Goddess Hathor with the prince. Vall

Tomb of Amen Khopshef. Goddess Hathor with the prince. Vall
Tomb of Amen Khopshef, son of Ramses III. Polychrome reliefs decorating the walls of the burial chamber. Goddess Hathor with the prince. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Valley of the Queens. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Winged sun with uraeus and royal cartridges of Ramesses III

Winged sun with uraeus and royal cartridges of Ramesses III
Winged sun with uraeus and royal cartridges of Ramses III. Temple of Ramesses III. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Medinet Habu. West Thebes. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Temple of Ramses III. The pharaoh making offerings to god Ho

Temple of Ramses III. The pharaoh making offerings to god Horus. Relief. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Temple of Ramses III. Officials counting the severed hands o

Temple of Ramses III. Officials counting the severed hands of enemies killed in action to know the casualties in the enemy ranks. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Relief depicting Hatshepsut and hieroglyph on the walls. Tem

Relief depicting Hatshepsut and hieroglyph on the walls. Temple of Hatshepsut. Egypt. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Deir el-Bahari. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Egypt. Seated scribe. Detail. 5th dynasty. Old Kingdom (2636

Egypt. Seated scribe. Detail. 5th dynasty. Old Kingdom (2636
Egyptian art. Seated scribe. Detail. remains of polychrome. 5th dynasty. Old Kingdom (2636-2155). Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1470, by Master of the Sta

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1470, by Master of the Sta
Master of the Statues of Koudewater (active c. 1460-1480). Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1470. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Polychromed relief depicting agr

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Polychromed relief depicting agricultural scenes. Farmers filling sacks of grain before a tax collector. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Fighters on a boat. Egyp

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Fighters on a boat. Egyp
Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Polychromed relief depicting fighters on a boat. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Fighters. Egypt

Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Relief. Fighters. Egypt
Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Polychromed relief depicting fighters. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Mastaba of Ptahhotep and Akhethotep. Male figure with an ant

Mastaba of Ptahhotep and Akhethotep. Male figure with an ant
Mastaba of Ptahhotep and Akhethotep. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Egyptian viziers. Father and son. Relief depicting a male figure with an antelope. Saqqara. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: Egyptian Art. Offerings table for the Hereafter. Relief. Mas

Egyptian Art. Offerings table for the Hereafter. Relief. Mastaba. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Necropolis of Saqqara. Egypt

Background imagePolychromy Collection: King Seti I in front of the God Osiris. Fragment of a pillar

King Seti I in front of the God Osiris. Fragment of a pillar. Limestone. New Kingdom. 19th Dynasty. 1290 BC. Grave of Seti I. West Thebes. Valley of the Kings. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany



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