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  2. Art of ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Black kohl (eye-paint) was applied to protect the eyes, as well as for aesthetic reasons. It was usually made of galena, giving a silvery-black color; during the Old Kingdom, green eye-paint was also used, made from malachite. Egyptian women painted their lips and cheeks, using rouge made from red ochre.

  3. Coptic art - Wikipedia

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    Coptic art displays a mix of Egyptian and Hellenistic influences. [3] Subjects and symbols were taken from both Greek and Egyptian mythology, sometimes altered to fit Christian beliefs. Persia and Syria also influenced Coptic and Hellenistic art, though to a lesser extent, leaving images such as the peacock and the griffin.

  4. Minoan frescoes from Tell el-Dab'a - Wikipedia

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    The Minoan wall paintings at Tell el-Dab'a are of particular interest to Egyptologists and archaeologists. They are of Minoan style, content, and technology, but there is uncertainty over the ethnic identity of the artists. The paintings depict images of bull-leaping, bull-grappling, griffins, and hunts.

  5. Mastaba of Hesy-Re - Wikipedia

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    Bone fragment with Hesy-re's name and title in black paint. [1]The mastaba of Hesy-re was originally excavated in 1861 by Auguste Mariette and Jacques de Morgan.Mariette quickly discovered the famous niched gallery with its wooden panels and had these valuable artefacts brought to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

  6. Chemical imaging reveals hidden details in Egyptian paintings

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    Chemical imaging technology involves X-ray fluorescence. X-rays, which are more commonly used in checking for fractures, create a map of the surface of the painting down to the molecular level ...

  7. Hesy-Ra - Wikipedia

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    The wall paintings discovered inside and outside his tomb are in black, white, yellow, green and red. The figures include rhomboids, stripes and a green-yellowish reed mat imitation. The paintings were in such a good state when found, that the excavators decided to fill the painted corridors with high quality rubble in attempt to preserve the ...

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