Table 3 Summary of compounds identified in samples 1 and 2 of funerary pigments found in the Rio Azul tomb
Sample | Major components | Minor components | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Calcite | Quartz | Presence of small amounts of organic matter |
Corroded glass fragment | Clays | ||
Gaylussite | |||
Haematite | |||
Cinnabar (arsenic sulphide) | |||
Galena | |||
Whewellite | |||
Hydroxylapatite | |||
Alkaline chloride | |||
2 | Cinnabar (arsenic sulphide) | Quartz | Presence of small amounts of organic matter |
Haematite | Hydroxylapatite | ||
Calcite | Clays | ||
Goethite | |||
Whewellite | |||
Alkaline sulphate |