How Much Did It Cost to Paint a Pompeii Room Egyptian Blue?

How Much Did It Cost to Paint a Pompeii Room Egyptian Blue?

In the summer of 2024, a dazzling “Blue Room” emerged from the ashes of Pompeii during the new and ongoing excavations within the central region (Regio IX) of the ancient Italian city. The striking Egyptian blue that covered its walls immediately indicated to archaeologists that the room was not an ordinary domestic space —  it likely served as a sacrarium, a shrine where Romans in the household could undertake rituals or store sacred objects. B…