Kermes insect extract

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

Ingredients

Kermes vermilio

Preparation Steps

An organic dark pink colorant extracted from kermes insects (p. 177).

Original Recipe Text

An organic dark pink colorant extracted from kermes insects (p. 177).

Evidence

"FOR measurement supported by ATR-FTIR spectra highlighted the use of Kermes insect extract to achieve dark pink motifs (p. 177)."
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
FORS
FTIR
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorPink
RegionMorocco
Approx. Year850
Source Information
TitleNon-invasive physicochemical investigations of ancient Moroccan Islamic and Jewish parchments
AuthorOubelkacem, Y., et al.
CollectionMeknes
Language
N/A
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