Recent excavations at Domus Aurea, the former imperial residence of Roman emperor Nero, have yielded remnants of a rare blue pigment that hint at the palace’s former glory. When Nero’s ...
Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park Across the ...
Most remarkable, though, was the discovery of a large ingot of Egyptian blue pigment weighing 2.4 kilograms (5.2 pounds). The Domus Aurea was a place of extreme opulence – which is exactly what ...
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