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Athena from the Aphaia Temple, Glyptothek Munich
(Variant A)

Athena from the west pediment of the Aphaia Temple, Aegina, Variant A, colour reconstruction (artificial marble, natural pigment according to the Price Method in tempera technique). Polychromy: Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann, Olaf Herzog, Alfons Neubauer.

(Staatliche Antikensammlungen and Glyptothek, Munich)

Applied methods:
UVF=Ultraviolet Fluorescence (Schott KV 418)
UVR=Ultraviolet Reflectography (Schott UG1 or Schott BG12)
VM=Visual Light Stereo Microscopy (10-50x, Zeiss & Olympus)
RL=Raking Light (Schott KL1500)
NLBW=Photography in visible light, black & white
NLCOLOR=Photography in visible light, full color
MPH=Macro Photography (via Microscope or Macro lenses)
UV-VIS=UV-VIS Absorption Spectroscopy

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(c) Renate Kühling, Glyptothek & Vinzenz Brinkmann, Polychromy Research Project