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_Mummy Brown_, or _Egyptian Brown_, is a bituminous product mixed with animal remains, brought from the catacombs of Egypt, where liquid bitumen was employed three thousand years ago in embalming.
Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists George Field
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An old pigment made from bone ash and asphaltum, obtained by grinding up Egyptian mummies. The color actually came from the asphaltum with which the bodies were imbalmed.
February 27, 2010