Experimental reconstructions of Boxer (left) and Terme Ruler (right). Images provided by Vinzenz Brinkmann & Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann, Liebieghaus Polychromy Research Project, Frankfurt.
Decoding Ancient Bronze Masterpieces: Lessons Learned from Experimental Reconstructions
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Vinzenz Brinkmann, classical archaeologist and head of the Liebieghaus Collections of Antiquities and Asia in Frankfurt, Germany, discusses his team’s experimental reconstruction of two of the most famous Greek bronze statues of the Hellenistic period. New collaborations and multi-disciplinary investigations into the so-called Terme Ruler and Boxer reveal a better understanding of the polychromy of these masterpieces and their mythological narrative. Brinkmann tells how 3D-scans and lost wax forms helped to re-engineer copper and stone inlays of eyes, wounds, and bloodstains, and discusses intentional patination and other processes that reveal the decorative coloration.
