Table 4 Summary table
Material | Colour | Characterization | Tesserae | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stone | White | Limestone | 5, 41, 75 | Background of the scene and Hera’s dress |
Grey | Limestone | 33, 44 | Folds in Hera’s dress, the stalks of the plant motifs and the shadow of Hermes’ foot | |
Beige | Dolomitic rock | 14, 52, 56, 71, 72 | Skin and clothing | |
Red | Ironstone | 18, 19, 20, 23, 45, 59, 60, 87, 88 | Clothing, the ear of an ox, the dog at Paris’ side | |
Limestone | 21, 22, 89, 90 | Clothing, the mouth of an ox, Paris’ hand, Hermes’ hair, Athena’s helmet | ||
Dolomitic limestone | 40, 54, 58, 63, 76 | |||
Black | Limestone | 34, 42 | Tree and the ox close to Paris | |
Mudrocks (black shales) | 93, 94, 95 | Heras’ hair and outer perimeter around the scene | ||
Mudrocks (shales) + TiO2 | 43, 78, 79, 80 | Shadow lines of Aphrodite and Athena`s feet | ||
Yellow | Silicified limestone | 39, 74 | Hera’s headwear, Athena’s shield, one of the oxen | |
Glass | Red | Cu(I) (chr.) | 13, 15, 46 | Paris’ clothing and Hermes’ chlamys |
Black | Pb-rich glass | 24, 27, 49, 77, 81, 82, BT | Vegetable and clothing | |
Blue | Dark blue: Co(II) (chr.) + Calcium antimonate (op.) | 1, 2, 3, 69, 73 | Paris and Hermes’ chlamys | |
Light blue: Cu(II) (chr.) + Calcium antimonate (op.) | 9, 10, 11, 12, 47, 68, 91 | Paris, Hermes, Aphrodite, Athena and Hera | ||
Green | Light turquoise: Cu(II) + lead antimonate (high) | 32, 64, 83, 92 | Clothes of Athenea and Aphrodite, and in vegetable motifs (trees, schrubs) depicted near Paris | |
Dark turquoise: Cu(II) + lead antimonate (low) | 28, 29, 30, 37, 38, 66, 84, 85 | |||
Intense green: Cu(II) | 6, 7, 8, 48, GT | |||
Orange | Cu from bronze and/or brass (chr.) | 36, 55, 57, 70 | Hermes’ chlamys and the apple, also found in Athena’s helmet and the dog at Paris’ side | |
Yellow | Lead antimonite (chr.) | 50, 51, 53, 61, 62 | Hera’s headwear, in details on Hermes’ head | |
35 | Paris’ clothes and the frame around the Medusa’s head on Athena’s breast |