For years I've wondered what the first, earliest color lookup table was. Like any mapping from an index to a color value. Like a design for a Roman mosaic that

For years I've wondered what the first, earliest color lookup table was. Like any mapping from an index to a color value. Like a design for a Roman mosaic that indexes tesserae, or a declaration of which parts of a statue or mural would receive which color paint. Or even the inventory of someone who traded in pigments.