Silver

Persia
Recipe Details

Ingredients

native silver, argentite, chlorargyrite

Preparation Steps

The silver was pulverised and mixed with a binder to be used as a paint (p. 108).

Original Recipe Text

The silver was pulverised and mixed with a binder to be used as a paint (p. 108).

Evidence

"Almost in all the Shāhnāma manuscripts in this project silver pigment was identified as dark grey except manuscript Or 420. Silver was frequently used for colouring armour, sword, water features... and architectural features."

Remarks

Persian name is Noghreh. Not detectable through FORS but clearly recognizable by relevant amounts of Silver in XRF (p. 108).

Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAg
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Binderglue, gum-Arabic
ColorGrey
RegionPersia
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionAKM 6, Or 420, Persian 933, Shāhnāma manuscripts
Language
N/A
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