Silver
Iran
15th Century
Recipe Details
Ingredients
silver
Preparation Steps
In some cases combined with gold (p. 120).
Original Recipe Text
In some cases combined with gold (p. 120).
Evidence
"Another metal pigment used is silver, which is currently seen as black or dark grey due to its corrosion."
Remarks
Used to depict river and stream water, swords, armor, and barding (p. 120, 131). In AKM 4, 75% of grey colors were actually corroded silver (p. 123).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAg
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBlack
RegionIran
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
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