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A Huge Chunk of Prized Egyptian Blue Pigment Is Uncovered in Nero’s Palace
Excavations at Domus Aurea, the former imperial residence of Roman emperor Nero, have yielded remnants of the rare Egyptian ...
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A Five-Pound Hunk of the World’s Oldest Known Synthesized Pigment Was Found in Nero’s Palace
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance ...
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2.4-Kilogram Chunk Of Egyptian Blue Pigment Found At Nero's Infamous Party Palace
On the grounds of Emperor Nero’s grand palace, where legendary parties once shocked and amazed, archaeologists have uncovered ...
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Bright blue chunk found in Rome turns out to be rare 2,000-year-old material. See it
Archaeologists sifted through the ruins of the Domus Aurea, also known as the Golden House of Nero, as part of an ongoing project, the Colosseum Archaeological Park said in a Jan. 20 Facebook post.
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Archaeologists Uncover Unusually Large Chunk of Rare ‘Egyptian Blue’ in Nero’s Palace
Archaeologists excavating the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s vast imperial residence in ancient Rome, have discovered containers still carrying the splendid pigments artisans used to decorate the ...
Daily Express17d
Archaeology breakthrough as 'Egyptian blue' ingot found in historic site
Archaeologists working at Emperor Nero’s grand palace in Rome, known as Domus Aurea, uncovered a rare and rather big Egyptian blue ingot. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was a Roman ...
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Exceptional Discovery in Nero’s Domus Aurea in Rome: Pigments and a Massive Ingot of Egyptian Blue
The monumental Domus Aurea, the palatial residence built by Emperor Nero in the heart of Rome, continues to unveil fascinating secrets. Recent archaeological research has brought to light a unique ...
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Rethinking Nero
The palace is called the Domus Aurea, or Golden House, erected by and for Nero. When the 30-year-old emperor’s crazed world exploded in A.D. 68, and he ordered a subject to drive a knife through ...