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Pigments > Maya blue, pigment

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Maya blue, pigment  

Definition

  • Greenish blue pigment found on wall paintings and painted objects from several Maya sites, determined in 1967 to be composed of indigo absorbed on a clay substrate. [AAT]

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Entry terms

  • Blue, Maya, pigment
  • Mayan blue, pigment

Notation

  • 311585

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-LB70VXK5-6

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