Fig. 3From: Painting the Palace of Apries II: ancient pigments of the reliefs from the Palace of Apries, Lower EgyptMicrographs of two cross-sections representing a blue (a) and a green (b) paint layer on the palm capital ÆIN 1045. Two decoration schemes are visible in both cross-sections. The original ground layer is missing from the green sample (b). Original magnification 10×. Photo: Signe Buccarella HedegaardBack to article page