Invisible Light Reveals How an Ancient King's Shrine Looked 2,700 Years Ago
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The Ashmolean Museum has unveiled a permanent projection display showing the Shrine of King Taharqa in its original painted colors—blue, red, and yellow—using decades of scientific detective work. Infrared imaging in 2013 revealed Egyptian blue pigment invisible to the naked eye, microscope analysis identified paint flecks, and X-ray analysis determined the chemical composition of the pigments.
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