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| Egyptian Ancient Pigments Recreated in Italy |
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| Monday, 11 June 2007 | |
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Ancient colors of Egyptian wall paintings are being recreated in a modern lab in Italy, where art restorers say they've learned how to preserve the artifacts. Trapani, Italy-based conservation lab ISAD gained permission from Egyptian authorities to examine bits of the wall paintings to learn more about their origins and perhaps develop an answer about why their colors were fading, the Italian news agency ANSA reported Thursday. "Up till now people thought the frescoes were made from earth colors, which is why the results (of conservation efforts) have been so disappointing," said ISAD's Giuseppe Claudio Infranca. They found, however, the paintings' pigments were from a variety of minerals that restorers are trying to recreate. Restorers eventually will go to Egypt to begin applying the pigments to the walls of tombs of leaders such as Tutankhamen, Ramses and Nefertiti. © Copyright 2007 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Read more: Modern lab recreating ancient pigments Italy to redo Egyptian colours |
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