orpiment
Yemen
20th Century
Source: A. Regourd & K. Scheper, Shifting sands of writing inks in Yemen, CmY 7 (Juillet 2018), pp. 160-180.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
arsenic
Preparation Steps
Mineral orpiment was used as a yellow pigment, identified specifically in manuscript Or. 25.745 dated to 1936 (p. 163).
Original Recipe Text
Mineral orpiment was used as a yellow pigment, identified specifically in manuscript Or. 25.745 dated to 1936 (p. 163).
Evidence
"The yellow inks in Or. 25.745 contain arsenic and therefore point to the use of orpiment; it is interesting that this poisonous pigment was still in use in 1936."
Remarks
The continued use of orpiment as late as 1936 in Yemen is highlighted as a point of interest due to its toxicity (p. 163).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAs2S3
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorYellow
RegionYemen
Approx. Year1950
Source Information
AuthorA. Regourd & K. Scheper, Shifting sands of writing inks in Yemen, CmY 7
CollectionYemen
Language
N/A
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