degraded silver
Herat
15th Century
Recipe Details
Ingredients
silver
Evidence
"Gold and silver are two metal pigments (2 gay and three metallic colour spots were analysed) used by this painter... [Table 5-52 entry] degraded silver [for] water, armour, sword."
Remarks
Used for water, armour, and swords. The pigment is now seen as grey/black due to oxidation/sulfidation (p. 213).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGrey
RegionHerat
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
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