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19. Shiyanthi Thavapalan: Colour in Mesopotamia
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19. Shiyanthi Thavapalan: Colour in Mesopotamia
Shiyanthi throws light on how colour was interpreted in Mesopotamia. What cultural meanings were attached to colours? What was the relation between materials and colours? She explains where they sourced their pigments and how they made paints.
2:26 Mesopotamia as a colourful place
6:01 How they saw colour
12:00 How we know about colour
14:47 Materials and colour
16:56 Sources of pigments
21:56 Experimental archaeology
23:33 The meaning of colours
Music by Ruba Hillawi
Website: http://wedgepod.org
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw
Email: wedgepod@gmail.com
Twitter: @wedge_pod
Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod
Chapters
1. 19. Shiyanthi Thavapalan: Colour in Mesopotamia (00:00:00)
2. Mesopotamia as a colourful place (00:02:26)
3. How they saw colour (00:06:01)
4. How we know about colour (00:12:00)
5. Materials and colour (00:14:47)
6. Sources of pigments (00:16:56)
7. Experimental archaeology (00:21:56)
8. The meaning of colours (00:23:33)
70 episodes
Manage episode 421024258 series 2793320
19. Shiyanthi Thavapalan: Colour in Mesopotamia
Shiyanthi throws light on how colour was interpreted in Mesopotamia. What cultural meanings were attached to colours? What was the relation between materials and colours? She explains where they sourced their pigments and how they made paints.
2:26 Mesopotamia as a colourful place
6:01 How they saw colour
12:00 How we know about colour
14:47 Materials and colour
16:56 Sources of pigments
21:56 Experimental archaeology
23:33 The meaning of colours
Music by Ruba Hillawi
Website: http://wedgepod.org
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw
Email: wedgepod@gmail.com
Twitter: @wedge_pod
Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod
Chapters
1. 19. Shiyanthi Thavapalan: Colour in Mesopotamia (00:00:00)
2. Mesopotamia as a colourful place (00:02:26)
3. How they saw colour (00:06:01)
4. How we know about colour (00:12:00)
5. Materials and colour (00:14:47)
6. Sources of pigments (00:16:56)
7. Experimental archaeology (00:21:56)
8. The meaning of colours (00:23:33)
70 episodes
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