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This painting survived the Beirut explosion. Here’s how conservators restored it
After a long-forgotten painting of Hercules and Omphale was punctured during the 2020 explosion in Beirut, it has been ...
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Archaeologists Are Recreating the Long-Lost Recipe for Egyptian Blue, the World’s Oldest Known Synthetic Pigment
Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the ...