Orpiment/Realgar/Pararealgar Arsenic sulfides

Morocco
9th Century
Source: Oubelkacem, Y., et al. (2020). 2020 6th IEEE Congress on Information Science and Technology (CiSt), 173-177.
Recipe Details

Ingredients

arsenic sulfides

Preparation Steps

A variety of arsenic sulfide minerals including orpiment, realgar, and pararealgar were employed to achieve different shades of yellow and orange (p. 177).

Original Recipe Text

A variety of arsenic sulfide minerals including orpiment, realgar, and pararealgar were employed to achieve different shades of yellow and orange (p. 177).

Evidence

"Orpiment/Realgar/Pararealgar Arsenic sulfides for yellow and orange shades (p. 177)."
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAs2S3, As4S4
Analytical Techniques
Raman
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorYellow
RegionMorocco
Approx. Year850
Source Information
TitleNon-invasive physicochemical investigations of ancient Moroccan Islamic and Jewish parchments
AuthorOubelkacem, Y., et al.
CollectionMeknes
Language
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