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Formula for Pompeian Red
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abc.net.au/science/news/s...232875.htm<br>
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"The formula of the red, shiny and intense colour that dominated Pompeii's wall paintings 2000 years ago has been discovered by an Italian researcher..." <p></p><i></i>
Dan Diffendale
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
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Now that would be a feat to reproduce! I'm going to San Francisco in late Dec and will see if Sinopia , which sells mercury based cinnabar, can suggest how to handle this formula. <p>Legio XX <br>
Caupona Asellinae</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p088.ezboard.com/bromancivtalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=richsc>Richsc</A> at: 11/3/04 10:24 pm<br></i>
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
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