Red Ladies of Clay
Identifying colour in Neolithic figurines from Knossos using non-invasive methods
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https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.50.15Keywords:
Neolithic figurines, Greece, pigment detection, colourAbstract
Colour and decoration were prominent features of Neolithic figurines. However, many such details and colours have faded over time, and it is only on close inspection that traces of colour are visible. This paper presents the innovative application to figurines of a technique based on the treatment of images with DStretch, a valuable tool for recovering the visualization of fainted pigments in clay figurines examined from Knossos. The method has the potential to illuminate aspects such as gender, age, status, identity or group affiliation through the study of colour in Prehistoric figurines.
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