Compositional and Micro-Morphological Characterisation of Red Colourants in Archaeological Textiles from Pharaonic Egypt

Compositional and Micro-Morphological Characterisation of Red Colourants in Archaeological Textiles from Pharaonic Egypt

When the imagination conjures up an image of an Egyptian mummy, it is normally one of a human body wrapped with undyed linen bandages. However, the reality was much more colourful, as shown by the set of red mummy shrouds and textile fragments from Pharaonic Egypt considered in this work. The textil...

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Main Authors: Diego Tamburini, Joanne Dyer, Patrizia Davit, Maurizio Aceto, Valentina Turina, Matilde Borla, Marie Vandenbeusch, Monica Gulmini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
natural dyes
pharaonic egypt
archaeological textiles
colour fastness
multi-analytical approach
mordants
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/20/3761

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