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Materials used by artists in ancient Egyptian formal art
Naturally occurring earths, and carbon
carbon black
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Red ochre Fe2O3 |
Yellow ochre FeOOH |
gypsum/chalk CaSO4.2H2O
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Synthetic pigments
Artificial blue Egyptian blue is a synthetic pigment composed of various phases containing silica (SiO2), copper (Cu) and calcium (CaCo3) |
Artificial green The major phases of this material are copper wollastonite (Ca, CU)3 (Si3O9) and a glassy phase rich in copper, sodium and potassium. |
Rarer pigments
Yellow orpiment (As2S3) |
Orange orpiment (As2S3) or pararealgar (the gamma form of AsS)
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White huntite |
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