guy Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) The town of Cupra Marittima in the Italian region of Marche on the Adriatic coast once was an important Roman city involved in Adriatic Sea commerce. Archaeologists have recovered remnants of a first century AD temple with the rare-finding of colored paint still intact. Quote The ancient sanctuary is thought to have had a sky-blue ceiling, while the lower part of the temple's walls were painted yellow. Red, black and yellow squares were separated by images of candelabra and garlands, with green bands of color running horizontally along the walls. "Recovering intact ancient wall paintings like these is very rare. Paint is hard to preserve across time due to humidity, and it's also very hard to dig out correctly during an excavation.” "The incredible state of preservation and integrity of the frescoed parts, and the extremely rich color palette used -- particularly the bright sky-blue and pinkish-red -- stand out as quite exceptional when compared to the traditional red paint normally used in ancient times, thus suggesting it was a lavish shrine." (Location of Cupra Marittima) https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/italy-cupra-temple-interior-discovery-scn/index.html Edited August 24, 2022 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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