polychrome

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The mug was described in the auction catalogue as "a tin glazed commemorative mug with polychrome decoration depicting a bust length portrait of King Charles II, crowned and wearing armour and titled 'CD2 and 1660'".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023

All the colorized statues are interpretations of what the polychrome scholars believe they may have looked like.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2022

After a yearslong renovation, the Hispanic Society Museum & Library partially reopened last fall with a heart-stopping exhibition of polychrome and gilded wood sculptures.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

It also has more than 290 prehistoric glyphs, “making it the largest collection of indigenous people’s polychrome paintings in Missouri,” according to the auction website.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021

The debris, rolling and flowing down the sides of the volcanic mountains, arching in great jets over the polychrome landscape, is more than enough to cover the impact craters.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan