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Modern Science Recreates the Famous Egyptian Blue
Researchers have recreated Egyptian blue, the world’s oldest synthetic pigment, revealing its ancient spiritual role and surprising modern applications—from art to forensics—while uncovering new insights into how it was originally made. Continue reading Modern Science Recreates the Famous Egyptian Blue at The Wild Hunt.
Ancient ‘Egyptian Blue’ pigment recipes recreated | Research - Dining and Cooking
From vivid bright and dark blues to greys and dull greens, the many colours of ancient Egyptian Blue pigment have now been recreated by a team of US scientists and archaeologists. The work could help researchers identify and perhaps repair ancient artefacts that used the prized pigment – including paintings on ancient Egyptian tombs, monuments and [...]
Scientists from Washington State University developed 12 different recipes for synthesizing the "blue gold", based on materials similar to those used in Ancient Egypt. While combined with traditional gold both golden types would constitute the colors of the Boca Juniors Club of Argentina, the assessment of its optical and magnetic properties exceeds even the cultural and historical value of the finding. Modern technological applications of this …
Egyptian blue was used to replace precious stones such as turquoise and lapis lazuli.
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