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The skull had also been colored with cinnabar, a bright red pigment commonly used in ancient Peruvian funerary traditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

For darker-skinned people, those marks take longer to go away because their skin produces extra pigment when stressed, Aguh said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“So it actually is a black pigment that was made by burning ivory,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The statue has been patinated with a pigment refined from Lapis Lazuli, a semi-precious stone that has been used by artists for millennia.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

They don't have circulation problems; they just don't have much pigment.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

The desert's exceptionally arid conditions have helped preserve materials that would normally deteriorate over time, including hair, bones, clothing, leather, pigments, and decorated pottery.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Most black pigments at that time were made by burning different materials.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The approach could create new opportunities for lighter materials while reducing reliance on mined mineral pigments and persistent fluorinated chemicals.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The research also revealed that the pigments Reynolds used contained lead as well as vermilion, carbon black and one or more iron-earth pigments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The raw pigments used for paints fascinated her: dried buckthorn berries for green, shellfish for purple, precious lapis lazuli for blue.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman