Archaeologists such as Germany’s Vinzenz Brinkmann are reconstructing some of the colorfully painted sculptures ... from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on the Greek island of Aegina.

“My reaction was one of startling confrontation,” Rumora said, pausing at the foot of a painted statue of ... from the west pediment of Temple of Aphaia. Credit...Vincent Tullo for The New ...

In ancient times, when approaching the Temple of Aphaia on the Greek island of Aegina, one would have seen a sculpture of a young archer, painted in bright colors to look as lifelike as possible.