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Figurine of Isis-Aphrodite
Clay, pigment
Graeco-Roman Period (1st–3rd century CE)
Karanis, Egypt. U-M excavations, 1928. KM 6488
There are different ways of creating purple, but it usually involves mixing pigments together, such as red, blue, white, pink, and black. Here, the purple of Isis-Aphrodite’s dress is created using a mixture of a pink pigment called rose madder and what is likely a carbon-based black pigment.
