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It was ubiquitous in the ancient world. Then, we just... forgot how to make it.
Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.
Scientists have recreated the elusive Egyptian blue, a pigment used by ancient Egyptian artists for thousands of years.
Fifty years ago, the Cairo-based jeweler Azza Fahmy ventured as an apprentice in the male-dominated workshops of the Khan El-Khalili, learning about the centuries-old craft of making jewelry.
It’s Paris! Enough said,” sums up Dennis Lennox, travel columnist for The Christian Post. In case you’re looking around at ...
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Vacheron Constantin is supporting a new Artisan Residency program at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art — The Met — that ...
From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, Egyptian blue adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday pottery.
Scientists at Washington State University not only discovered how to recreate the color known as "Egyptian Blue," they also ...
May 13, 2025 — Palaeontologists have discovered a remarkable new 506-million-year-old predator from the Burgess Shale of Canada. Mosura fentoni was about the size of your index finger and had ...
CAIRO - New evidence of a sick, deprived population working under harsh conditions contradicts earlier images of wealth and abundance from the art records of the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el ...