A Bronze Age lip-paint from southeastern Iran

Abstract A small chlorite vial, discovered among numerous artifacts looted and recovered in the Jiroft region of Kerman province, southeastern Iran, contains a deep red cosmetic preparation that is likely a lip-coloring paint or paste. Through analytical research involving XRD (X-ray diffraction), S...

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Main Authors: Nasir Eskandari, Eugenio De Carlo, Federico Zorzi, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Claudio Furlan, Gilberto Artioli, Massimo Vidale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52490-w