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People everywhere want to avoid disease and other misfortune, and to that end, many use amulets to ensure well-being. Today, an individual might wear a bracelet made of beads with a concentric circle design to combat the evil eye, or keep a lucky penny in his or her pocket. A favorite for centuries in some parts of the world is a pendant with a depiction of Saint Christopher. | People everywhere want to avoid disease and other misfortune, and to that end, many use amulets to ensure well-being. Today, an individual might wear a bracelet made of beads with a concentric circle design to combat the evil eye, or keep a lucky penny in his or her pocket. A favorite for centuries in some parts of the world is a pendant with a depiction of Saint Christopher. | ||
In ancient Egypt, amulets were abundant and most were probably inexpensive, which made them available to nearly everyone. | In ancient Egypt, amulets were abundant and most were probably inexpensive, which made them available to nearly everyone. | ||
=====XRF reveals early drafts of ancient Egyptian art===== | |||
[https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/xrf-reveals-early-drafts-of-ancient-egyptian-art/4017729.article by Ada McVean 18/7/23 CHEMISTRY ORLD] | |||
Ancient Egyptian artists often used paints that feature strong elemental signals that make them perfect for detection by x-ray fluorescence imaging. Scans of the tomb chapel paintings for elements like iron – present in hematite, a shade of red, or goethite, a yellow – arsenic for realgar (red) or orpiment (yellow), and copper from Egyptian blue, allowed mapping of paint that had subsequently been covered or faded away. | |||
