2.4kg Egyptian blue ingot found in Nero's grand palace in Rome
Egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate or cuprorivaite, was developed more than 4,000 years ago in Egypt and ...
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Large Egyptian Blue Ingot Recovered from Emperor Nero’s Palace in Rome
Archaeologists working at the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s grand palace in ancient Rome, have uncovered a rare and remarkable ...
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Exceptional Discovery in Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome: Pigments and a Massive Ingot of Egyptian Blue
This discovery also has implications for the study of Renaissance art. During the Renaissance, artists rediscovered the frescoes of the Domus Aurea, drawing inspiration from them for their own works.
Archaeologists Uncover Unusually Large Chunk of Rare ‘Egyptian Blue’ in Nero’s Palace
The archaeologists unearthed two tubs that, among other things, were used to process the colorful pigments while the palace ...
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Egyptian Blue: The Prized Dye Used In Egyptian Mummy Portraits, Roman Frescoes, And Renaissance Masterpieces
But in January 2025, archaeologists announced that they had discovered a massive five-pound ingot of Egyptian Blue during excavations at the Domus Aurea, the imperial residence of Emperor Nero in ...
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Rome, Egyptian blue ingot discovered at Domus Aurea: extremely rare find
At the heart of the Domus Aurea, a unique heritage resurfaces ... The “Triumph of Galatea,” a famous fresco created in the Villa Farnesina, testifies to how the brilliant Egyptian blue was still a ...
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Massive Piece of World’s Oldest Synthetic Pigment Discovered in Palace of Infamous Roman Emperor
Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic ...
Bright blue chunk found in Rome turns out to be rare 2,000-year-old material. See it
The colorful material weighed over 5 pounds and was likely made to decorate an emperor’s palace, Italian officials said.