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Appendix A<br />

Pigments Used <strong>in</strong> Antiquity<br />

Pigment Orig<strong>in</strong> of the name Alternate names Chemical formula Color Source Hardness Uses<br />

Antimony<br />

Yellow<br />

Lat<strong>in</strong> antimonium Naples Yellow Pb 3 (SbO 4 ) 2 Yellow Artificial Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment;<br />

colorant <strong>in</strong> glass<br />

and ceramic glazes<br />

Azurite Persian lazhward<br />

mean<strong>in</strong>g “blue”<br />

Bole Greek bolos mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“a lump of clay”<br />

Celadonite French celadon<br />

mean<strong>in</strong>g “sea green”,<br />

allud<strong>in</strong>g to its color<br />

Chalk Anglo-Saxon cealc<br />

mean<strong>in</strong>g “chalk”<br />

or “lime”; from<br />

Lat<strong>in</strong> calx or calcis<br />

mean<strong>in</strong>g “limestone”<br />

or “chalk”<br />

Chrysocolla Greek chrysos and<br />

kolla mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

“gold glue”<br />

C<strong>in</strong>nabar Arabic z<strong>in</strong>jafr or<br />

Persian z<strong>in</strong>jifrah<br />

mean<strong>in</strong>g “dragon’s<br />

blood”<br />

Ultramar<strong>in</strong>e 2CuCO 3 ·Cu(OH) 2 Blue <strong>Natural</strong> 3.5–4 Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment best <strong>in</strong><br />

tempera pa<strong>in</strong>ts<br />

White bole; ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />

clay; pipe clay;<br />

kaol<strong>in</strong>; red bole;<br />

Armenian bole<br />

Terre verte; green<br />

earth<br />

Whit<strong>in</strong>g; lime<br />

white<br />

K(Mg,Fe +2 )<br />

(Fe3+ 1Al)Si4O10 (OH) 2<br />

Various shades<br />

of white and red<br />

Yellow-green<br />

to pale greenishgray<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> Colorant for ceramic<br />

glazes; ground for<br />

gild<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> 2 Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment;<br />

colorant <strong>in</strong> ceramic<br />

glazes<br />

CaCO 3 White <strong>Natural</strong> Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment<br />

best <strong>in</strong> tempera;<br />

adulterant; base for<br />

lake colors<br />

CuSiO 3 ·H 2 O Bluish Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment<br />

Vermilion HgS Red <strong>Natural</strong> or<br />

artificial<br />

2–2.5 Pa<strong>in</strong>t pigment;<br />

cosmetic pigment

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