Meidum GeeseThis part of a wall painting was found in the Mastaba of Nefermaat and his wife, Itet, a
Meidum GeeseThis part of a wall painting was found in the Mastaba of Nefermaat and his wife, Itet, at Meidum where it decorated the lower part of one of the walls in the passage leading to Itet’s chapel. The colors used here derived from natural materials: white from limestone, red from hematite and green from malachite. These materials were mixed with egg white.Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, reign of Sneferu, around 2600 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 34571 -- source link
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