Vermillion- Cinnabar
Iraq
15th Century
Source: N M Hamdan et al 2012 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 37 012006
Recipe Details
Ingredients
HgS
Evidence
"The maps show that black color is Fe-based gall ink pigment while the red color is Hg based HgS known as Vermillion- Cinnabar pigment."
Remarks
Manuscript 2 is dated to 861 A.H. (c. 1456 AD) and attributed to Al-Hammam Bin Abdel-Wahid (p. 2). The red pigment used here is cinnabar (HgS), distinct from the red lead used in the first fragment (p. 6).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionHgS
Analytical Techniques
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorRed
RegionIraq
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorN M Hamdan et al 2012 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 37 012006
CollectionManuscript 2: Fatwas of Qari’ Al-Hidaya
Language
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