صدف
Egypt
18th Century
Source: Al-Jabarti, 'Aja'ib al-Athar, pp. 181-200.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Mother of pearl
Preparation Steps
Mother-of-pearl (sadaf) used as a decorative inlay material in ebony (p. 193).
Original Recipe Text
Mother-of-pearl (sadaf) used as a decorative inlay material in ebony (p. 193).
Evidence
"من أبنوس مطعما بالصدف والفضة"
Remarks
Used for the decoration of a funeral coffin (tabut) of Hasan Katkhuda, signifying high-status artisanal work (p. 193). While not a pigment in the sense of ink, mother-of-pearl is a key inorganic colorant in Islamic decorative arts.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionCaCO3
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Colorصدفي
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorAl-Jabarti, 'Aja'ib al-Athar, pp. 181-200.
CollectionEgypt
Language
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