Yellow, red and blue pigments from ancient Egyptian palace painted walls

M. Uda; S. Sassa; S. Yoshimura; J. Kondo; M. Nakamura; Y. Ban; H. Adachi

doi:10.1016/S0168-583X(99)00969-6

Yellow, red and blue pigments from ancient Egyptian palace painted walls

M. Uda^*, S. Sassa, S. Yoshimura, J. Kondo, M. Nakamura, Y. Ban, H. Adachi

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School of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Yellow, red and blue pigments from the painted walls of the Malqata palace, founded by Amenhotep III, 18th Dynasty, were analyzed using PIXE and X-ray diffraction (XRD). From most of the yellow, red and blue parts, goethite, hematite and Egyptian blue, respectively, were found on the basis of diffractometry results. From some yellow parts, As was detected together with Fe spectroscopically, suggesting the use of orpiment as a yellow pigment. The red pigment seems to be natural and not man-made. This assumption is deduced from the dehydration experiment of a synthesized goethite.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	758-761
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume	161
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-583X(99)00969-6
Publication status	Published - 2000 Mar
Event	The 14th International Conference on Ion Beam Analysis - 6th European Conference on Accelerators in Applied Research and Technology - Dresden, Ger Duration: 1999 Jul 26 → 1999 Jul 30

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