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
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