How does this white marble bust color our understanding of history? Archaeologists Vinzenz and Ulrike Koch Brinkmann have spent the last 40 years dedicated to the study of polychromy—or “many colors” in Greek—in ancient sculpture. Once a fringe area of study, their research combats the misconception of white purity in ancient Greece and Rome. In this episode of #MetSpotlight, they reflect on the marble bust of Caligula and how the reconstruction of its former color can help us better understand