![Ostia Antica HISTORY on Twitter: "The majority of Greek and Roman marble sculpture was painted. Based on examination of “paint ghosts” on the original statues, traces of paint detectable with ultraviolet lights Ostia Antica HISTORY on Twitter: "The majority of Greek and Roman marble sculpture was painted. Based on examination of “paint ghosts” on the original statues, traces of paint detectable with ultraviolet lights](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpmirzHW4AUvJq8.jpg)
Ostia Antica HISTORY on Twitter: "The majority of Greek and Roman marble sculpture was painted. Based on examination of “paint ghosts” on the original statues, traces of paint detectable with ultraviolet lights
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![Ancient greek and roman statues were actually paintend with bright colors but the paint fade with time. : r/interestingasfuck Ancient greek and roman statues were actually paintend with bright colors but the paint fade with time. : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/kskodhus5x071.png?auto=webp&s=23e8e31beb80bf73e0215d05efd0cba2bea0c69a)