Human blood and bird egg proteins identified in red paint covering a 1000-year-old gold mask from Peru
We analyzed a red paint sample from the surface of a gold mask excavated from a Middle Sicán elite tomb in Peru. The mask covered the face of the principal male and dates from ca. 1000 AD, a period when many painted precious metal objects were produced. The paint's inorganic pigment wa...
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American Chemical Society
2021
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