Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor - PrimaTek, Mummy Bauxite, 15 ml Tube

Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

-Natural Iron Oxide - Bauxite

Pigment Name

null-Natural Iron Oxide - Bauxite

Properties

A warm cinnamon color that granulates to resemble rusted iron. Unlike the old world color, Mummy Bauxite is extremely lightfast, and low-staining. Semi-Transparent.

Permanence

Excellent

History

Mummy was a very popular organic pigment in the 18th and 19th centuries, rumored to have been made from ground Egyptian mummies. The mineral’s name comes from Les Beaux in southern France, where it was first identified in the 19th century. Daniel Smith's sources bring them Mummy Bauxite from Chitinskaya Province.