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• Al-Emam, Ehab
• El-Gohary, Mohamed
• Abd El Hady, Mohamed

The present study forms part of the research undertaken on the mural paintings from Abydos area in Egypt, and it is concerned with the identification of the materials used in the paint layers of these murals. The methods used in this purpose are optical microscopes (OM), scanning electron microscope with an energy dispersive X-ray unit (SEM/EDS), X-ray diffraction (XED), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Theses methods led to that the blue color was Egyptian blue, while the green one was Egyptian green; in addition, the red and yellow colors were composed of red and yellow ochres. Finally, the binder used was gum Arabic.

• History and Archaeology
• Physical sciences

• Αρχαιολογία
• Scanning electron microscopy in archaeology

Abydos, Mural paintings, Egyptian blue, Egyptian green, Red ochre, Yellow ochre, Gum Arabic, FTIR, SEM

Corresponding author: ehab_alemam@yahoo.com

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