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Bell krater (bowl for mixing wine and water): Torch race, Greek, c. 430–420 BCE. Terracotta. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson, 1960.344.
Find out what surprised conservators when they tried restoring the color on an ancient Greek ceramic vessel.
Join conservator Susan Costello as she focuses on numerous facets of color surrounding an ancient Greek ceramic vessel. She’ll explain how the original color was manufactured, what issue came up when conservators tried restoring the color, and how the Forbes Pigment Collection helped conservators figure out what went wrong.
Led by:
Susan Costello, Conservator of Objects and Sculpture, Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies
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