The Ritual Significance of Colour: Specialised Pigments in a Wooden Egyptian Funerary Statuette from the New Kingdom*
A polychrome painted wooden funerary figurine has been radiocarbon dated to 1220–1050 BC and is painted with a white pigment that includes gypsum, huntite, and tridymite. This is the first discovery of the use of tridymite as a pigment in Ancient Egypt. This unusual white pigment yields an exception...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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The journal of Egyptian archaeology
Year: 2009, Volume: 95, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-104 |
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| Summary: | A polychrome painted wooden funerary figurine has been radiocarbon dated to 1220–1050 BC and is painted with a white pigment that includes gypsum, huntite, and tridymite. This is the first discovery of the use of tridymite as a pigment in Ancient Egypt. This unusual white pigment yields an exceptionally bright white paint. The authors argue that Egyptian artisans engaged in a sophisticated, deliberate manipulation of mineral-based pigments to achieve specific desired sacral effects. |
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| ISSN: | 2514-0582 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Egyptian archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/030751330909500105 |