• 01/31/2025

2.4kg Egyptian blue ingot found in Nero’s grand palace in Rome

Jerusalem Post

 Cup containing Egyptian blue pigment from Pompeii. (photo credit: diffendale is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.)
Egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate or cuprorivaite, was developed more than 4,000 years ago in Egypt and Mesopotamia.

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-840079