In Antiquity, much of the white marble we now admire was painted a variety of wild colors and the head busts usually had white marble inlays to make the eyes stand out. At times, this could be very startling and...they obviously had senses of humor.

(I might add that though this image matched its vision from inception, this is V.4c, as I keep repairing this or that perceived flaw, which is why it keeps changing).