Pigment

Fragment of a round shaped pigment cake of Egyptian Blue, originally with a diameter of about 200 mm. Broken into a quarter and some surface dirt. From the Egypt Exploration Society 1931/32 excavations at Amarna (no find number recorded, just the season). Wellcome Historical Medical Museum A153591: RAW PAINT (THREE PIECES) Red, yellow and blue. From 1 3/8" x 1 1/8" to 3¼" x 4". Egyptian. Egyptian Exploration Society, Tell-el-Amarna, 1931-1932.