Technology

Making and working Egyptian blue – a review of the archaeological evidence

“…The oldest human-made inorganic pigment is Egyptian blue (EB, hereafter) that made its appearance in Early Bronze Age Egypt (late 4 th -3 rd millennia BCE), at about 3100 BCE (Newman, 2014). It is a versatile and stable blue pigment and one of the earliest examples of an artificially produced artistic material.…”