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Egyptian Blue, Humanity's First Inorganic Pigment
Mon, Feb 16
|Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
Dr. John McCloy Director, School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering Affiliate Faculty of Chemistry Washington State University
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Time & Location
Feb 16, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W 1st Ave #100, Spokane, WA 99201, USA
About the event
We recreated Egyptian blue to uncover the science behind its
color, ranging from gray or green to deep blue. We produced 12
versions of Egyptian blue and compared them with artifacts, using
advanced X-ray techniques, spectroscopy, and quantitative color
measurements. We found Egyptian blue is a complex mixture of
phases, with hue controlled by particle size, glass content, and
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