US EditionArchaeologists Are Recreating the Long-Lost Recipe for Egyptian Blue, the World's Oldest Known Synthetic Pigment
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Archaeologists Are Recreating the Long-Lost Recipe for Egyptian Blue, the World's Oldest Known Synthetic Pigment
Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the pigment's recipe was eventually lost to history
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The best-kept secret of the Pharaohs was not a jewel or a papyrus, but a color. More than 4,500 years ago, the artisans of ancient Egypt created the first synthetic pigment in history: Egyptian blue. This tone, used to decorate temples, statues and amulets, shone with an intensity that seemed magical. For centuries, their recipe was lost in time... until a group of modern scientists rediscovered its amazing properties. It was not only beautiful:…
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