It's true. Greek, Roman and other works were often painted bright colors to give them the appearance of life, but have either faded with the years, or removed f

It's true. Greek, Roman and other works were often painted bright colors to give them the appearance of life, but have either faded with the years, or removed for political reasons. We still have beautiful and colorful egyptian sarcophagi, which gives an insight on what they may have looked like. On that note, the pyramids themselves were covered in limestone (if I remember correctly) and painted with bright and colorful markings. The reflective material would look as if each pyramid was a beam of light to the heavens during the day. Unfortunately, that's all been stolen, eroded or destroyed.