Menorah on Arch of Titus in Roman Forum Was Rich Yellow

Spectrometry shows that a bas-relief of the menorah looted by Romans from the Second Temple in Jerusalem, on the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum, was originally a rich yellow.

The menorah, originally painted a rich yellow, on the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum.

Publisher: The New York Times

Author: Elisabetta Povoledo

Spectrometry shows that a bas-relief of the menorah looted by Romans from the Second Temple in Jerusalem, on the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum, was originally a rich yellow.

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Menorah on Arch of Titus in Roman Forum Was Rich Yellow

Spectrometry shows that a bas-relief of the menorah looted by Romans from the Second Temple in Jerusalem, on the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum, was originally a rich yellow.