Egyptian Blue

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Last week we described how conservators in the BKM conservation lab have been combining analytical t

Amulet (faience with blue-green glaze) depicting the falcon god Horus.  Artist unknown; 664-332 BCE

Egyptian Lotus-shaped Blue Chalice , 945-715 BCE – Dynasty 22 - Silica faience

Ancient Egyptian protective amulet (faience with dark blue glaze) of the protective god Bes.  Artist

Egyptian blue – a bright blue crystalline substance – is believed to be the first unnatu

imperium-romanum:Blue faïence cat figurineMiddle Kingdom, c. 19th Century BCE.Ecce caerulea felis fi

Cleopatra, 1963: Some Many Outfits, So Many WigsI suspect this film is what gave us lots of blue and

Blue faïence cat figurineMiddle Kingdom, c. 19th Century BCE.

Blue faience saucer and standEgyptian, c. 1400-1325 B.C.Walters Art Museum 

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lionofchaeronea:Ancient Egyptian vase (faience with blue glaze) bearing the names of the 18th Dynast

lionofchaeronea:Ancient Egyptian vase (faience with blue glaze) bearing the names of the 18th Dynast

This fragment of a bowl is dated to the 12-13th centuries and may be Egyptian or Syrian in origin. I

Blue Ankh Ancient Egypt Wicca Peace Love Hope Life Wine Glass Charm

museum-of-artifacts:Egyptian Blue Porcelain Hedgehog c. 1800BC

Some recent shots of my three year old mare, DV PRECIOUS GAL (’Qisma’), who is by the stallion DV Sh

bluehued:“They are the earliest painted portraits that have survived; they were painted whilst

 Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Egyptian art collection, currently on view

Conservators in the BKM Conservation Lab have been hard at work preparing objects for a number of up

Ancient Egyptian appliqué (faience with light blue glaze) in the shape of a lion’s head

Ancient Egyptian faience applique, depicting a man wearing the blue crown known as the khepresh.&nbs

mythology moodboards | seshategyptian goddess of reading, writing, arithmetic, and architecture

brooklynmuseum:  Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Egyptian art collection, c

 Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Egyptian art collection, currently on view

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