element

Red ochre

Elements · Colors & materials

A red iron-earth pigment of body and wall. Not yellow ochre, and not blood as a dye dump.

  • Red ochre is used in Medicine.

    Pliny’s Natural History treats red ochre among earth pigments and drying earths used in remedies. A Roman-era pharmacological use of red iron-earth, not yellow ochre and not blood.

    from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE

    used in · sourced · documented

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