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Gary H

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Gary H asked in Arts & Humanities Visual Arts Painting · 1 decade ago

What pigments were used in ancient Egyptian paintings?

Saw the Egyptian exhibit at NYC's Met, I wonder what pigments they used, in particular the reddish flesh color.

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Anonymous
1 decade ago
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Here is a link with some information of the ingredients they used:
http://www.egyptianmyths.net/colors.htm
electrosmack1
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1 decade ago
They used naturally occuring pigments suspended in hot bees wax.

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