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Rare 'Egyptian Blue' Pigment Unearthed at a Roman Palace, Was a Popular Wall Color Choice for Elite Residences
These materials showcase many aspects, like how artisans garnered the colors they needed in yesteryears and the items that ...
Investigating the psychedelic blue lotus of Egypt, where ancient magic meets modern science
Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...
A Pigment That Defined the Renaissance Was Just Discovered in the Ruins of Nero’s ‘Golden House’
The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a ...
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Egyptian Blue: The Prized Dye Used In Egyptian Mummy Portraits, Roman Frescoes, And Renaissance Masterpieces
More than 5,000 years ago, in ancient Egypt, a mixture of silica, lime, copper, and an alkali was heated, resulting in a bright blue compound known as calcium copper silicate. This striking ...
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Ancient Egyptian Powder Makes Fingerprints Glow
New research has shown that a pigment called Egyptian blue, formulated some 5,250 years ago, can be used as dusting powder to detect fingerprints on complicated surfaces. The earliest known ...
5 Dusty-Blue Furnishings That Bring a Sense of Calm to Your Space
Robb Report shares five dusty-blue home furnishings by names like Paola Navone and UNStudio that bring a sense of calm to ...
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Iowa State archives loan George Washington Carver artifact to the Met
A bottle of Egyptian blue hand mixed by George Washington Carver (c. 1864-1943) was loaned by the Iowa State University Special Collections and University Archives to the Met. Best known for ...