Archaeologists Uncover Unusually Large Chunk of Rare ‘Egyptian Blue’ in Nero’s Palace
The archaeologists unearthed two tubs that, among other things, were used to process the colorful pigments while the palace was under construction. Presumably from within the tubs, they recovered an ...
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Egyptian Blue: The Prized Dye Used In Egyptian Mummy Portraits, Roman Frescoes, And Renaissance Masterpieces
This striking, vibrant color became the world’s first synthetic pigment, now known as Egyptian Blue ... B.C.E. Crafted by heating a mixture of ground limestone, sand, and a copper-containing ...
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A Five-Pound Hunk of the World’s Oldest Known Synthesized Pigment Was Found in Nero’s Palace
“The Domus Aurea once again moves [us] and restores the brilliance of the colors ... naturally, Egyptian blue is a synthetic pigment produced by firing a mixture of silica, limestone and ...