Egyptian green

Description

1) A green pigment used in Egyptian and Mediterranean wall paintings. Egyptian green, in some cases, is a greenish shade of blue Egyptian blue, but more often it is a mixture of Egyptian blue with ocher yellow ocher. (Mayer 1969)

2) A type of synthetic patina on bronzes in which the finish is green in the recesses and black in the polished areas. See synthetic patina, synthetic.

Synonyms and Related Terms

vert gyptien (Fr.); verde Egpcio (Port.)

Authority

• Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• External source or communication, External source or communication Comment: C. Proctor, "The Modern Way of Producing Verde Antique, Roman Bronze and Patinas on the soft Metal Alloys by the Aid of Pigments" reprinted in Conservation & Technology 2/85 from The Metal Industry, January 1905