Table 1 List of elements identified in the different paints and tentative list of pigments and fillers based on the elements present
Paints | Main elements | Other elements | Tentative list of pigments and fillers |
|---|---|---|---|
Ground | Pb | Ca,Fe, Ba | Lead white |
Yellows | Cd, Zn, S, Ba, | Sr, Zr | Cadmium sulfide and/or cadmium-zinc sulfide, zinc white and/or zinc stearate, barium sulfate and/or lithopone |
Reds | Cd, Se, S, Ba | Sr | Cadmium red, barium sulfate and/or cadmium–barium red, organic red |
Whites | Ti, Ba, Zn | P, Cl, Sr, Nb | Titanium white, zinc white, barium sulfate and/or lithopone |
Blues | Al, Si, S, K, Ca, | Mg, Fe, Cu, Rb | Ultramarine, gypsum |
Grays | Same as white | Ca, P | White mixed with bone black |