Ultraviolet Light Reveals How Ancient Greek Statues Really Looked

Your wish is easily granted. Inside the pedestal of the Statue they have full-size replicas of her face and foot made of unpatinaed (unpatinated?) copper. Here’s a pic of the foot:

I believe there are also copies without the patina. I thought the Paris one was this sort, but googling it shows that it is colored. Some of the replicas you can buy are without the green finish

http://cgi.ebay.com/9-1-2-CAST-METAL-STATUE-LIBERTY-COPPER-FINISH-1990s-/290400217976?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item439d33ab78

I can’t believe they didn’t Photoshop the images a bit, the colors seem too perfect.

Patina on copper is not only considered desirable and attractive, but it also has a protective effect. It’s essentially copper “rust” (oxidized metal); but unlike iron rust, which flakes off, thereby exposing more unrusted surface, eventually destroying the object, copper patina binds tightly to the copper surface, protecting it from further oxidative damage.