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Egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate (CaCuSi 4 O 10 or CaOCuO(SiO 2) 4 (calcium copper tetrasilicate)) or cuprorivaite, [1] is a pigment that was used in ancient Egypt for thousands of years. It is considered to be the first synthetic pigment. [2] It was known to the Romans by the name caeruleum.
The khepresh (ḫprš) was an ancient Egyptian royal headdress. It is also known as the blue crown or war crown. New Kingdom pharaohs are often depicted wearing it in battle, but it was also frequently worn in ceremonies. [1] While it was once called the war crown by many, modern historians refrain from characterizing it thus. [2]
Egyptian was an American indie rock duo band and the side project of formerly married singers Dan Reynolds and Aja Volkman. [1] [2] Formation
In 2011, the band released The Cleverlys. [2] A second album, Cash Crop was released in 2016. By March 2019, the band's album Blue was their newest release. [1] A mockumentary about the Cleverlys was due to be released in spring 2011. [3]
Blue materials have long attracted attention as colourants. Early artists relied on mineral-based pigments derived from lapis lazuli and ultramarine, and to some extent azurite. Ancient Egyptians developed a synthetic copper-based pigment called Egyptian blue. Medieval artists discovered that cobalt imparted deep blue colours to glasses and glazes.
A concert ticket from a 1987 Egyptian Lover performance in Lafayette, Louisiana. Gregory James Broussard (born August 31, 1963), better known by his stage name Egyptian Lover, is an American musician, vocalist, producer and DJ, and was a part of the L.A. dance music, electro, and rap scene in the early 1980s.
Following the Revolution of 1952, the Free Officers retained the flag of the Kingdom, but also introduced the former Republic of Egypt flag colors of red, white, and black horizontal bands, with the emblem of the Revolution, the Eagle of Saladin, in the center band, with a green escutcheon with a white crescent and three five-pointed stars.