A painted swatch of Egyptian blue:
Brief description of Egyptian blue:
Very stable synthetical pigment of varying blue colour. It is a copper calcium silicate that was the first synthetic pigment and the most extensively used from the early dynasties in Egypt until the end of the Roman period in Europe. Many specimens, well over 3000 years old, appear to be little changed by the time. Egyptian blue
Names for Egyptian blue:
| Pronounciation: | n/a | ||||||
| Alternative names: | frit, Pompeian blue | ||||||
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| Color Index (C.I.) | PB 31 | ||||||
| Chemical name: | Calcium copper silicate |
Source of Egyptian blue:
King Ramses III. (1170 B.C.) The blue helmet with golden serpent is the symbol of royalty
identical with the mineral cuprorivaite (at Mineralogy Database)
Example of use by artists:
Egyptian blue in a Pompeian painters palette
Pigments to be ground for painting, among them, Egyptian blue. Pompeii
Other blues
(intro) - Azurite - Cerulean Blue - Cobalt blue - Egyptian blue - Indigo - Prussian blue - Smalt - Ultramarine
(intro) - Azurite - Cerulean Blue - Cobalt blue - Egyptian blue - Indigo - Prussian blue - Smalt - Ultramarine
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