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The videos below can be seen on Smarthistory because The Metropolitan Museum of Art generously makes their videos available for distribution.

Once a fringe area of study, these archaeologists' research on polychromy—or “many colors” in Greek—combats the misconception of white purity in ancient Greece and Rome.

The Modern Invention of Ancient White Marble

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

soheap — Sopheap Pich on Vincent van Gogh's drawings

The Artist Project: Sopheap Pich on van ...

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

deer grid — A taxidermy deer covered with crystals changes the way we look at reality

Kohei Nawa, PixCell-Deer#24

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

ptah grid — In the Third Intermediate Period, lapis represented two of Ptah's roles: that of creator of the world from a watery darkness, and Lord of the Sky.

Cult Image of the God Ptah

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

safavid drawing grid — The precision of the line and the attention to texture allow this drawing to stand on its own as a finished work.

Groom and Rider drawing

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

tibet saddle grid — This tradition of highly decorative saddles continues uninterrupted in Tibet for at least a thousand years.

Saddle (gser sga)

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

rattle grid — This rattle was used in a healing ceremony by the Tsimshian

Tsimshian shaman’s rattle

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

socorro grid — This Ancestral Puebloan jar was made to store good during a time of drought

Socorro black-on-white storage jar

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

shoulder bag grid — A bag that belonged to the first ordained Native American Methodist minister

Anishinaabe shoulder bag

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

katsina grid — A Hopi blessing for a child's growth and prosperity, with a reminder to respect elders

White Ogre Tihu (Katsina Figure)

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

litlte bighorn — A drawing in pencil, ink, and watercolor over 8 feet long tells the story of the Battle of Little Bighorn

Mató Nájin/Standing Bear, Battle of Little Bighorn

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

acoma jar grid — A unique water jar from Acoma that features a pumpkin

Acoma polychrome water jar

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

bethel grid — It took Carrie Bethel 3 years to make this basket

Carrie Bethel, Basket bowl

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

nampeyo grid — A water jar made by a famous matriarch in Pueblo pottery

Nampeyo, Polacca polychrome water jar

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

parthian grid — The fascinating mystery behind the person who wore this gold piece

Clasp with an eagle and its prey

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

celestial globe grid — The celestial globe that features mythology, science and technology

Gerhard Emmoser, Celestial globe with clockwork

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

salinar nose grid — Why Peruvian fashion favored septum jewelry with spiders

Nose ornament with spiders

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

shitao grid — 12 paintings by Shitao that take you on a journey

Shitao, Returning Home

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

tang lady grid — ThisTang dynasty figure tells us something about human beauty & its moment in time

Figure of a seated court lady

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

tapestry hunters grid — A stunning tapestry woven by victims of religious persecution

Hunters in a Landscape tapestry

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art