Combination of different minerals in order to produce different colors.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
116 (none) (none) (none) Fragment from base of clay pot containing bright blue pigment.
522 (none) (none) (none) Red ochre paint ,[below] lump of -
3222A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Two cakes of red paint.
7984A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Pair of cockle-shells. Containing white pigment.
8001A (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
8001B (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
8001C (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. (A) [A and D] a pair, containing white pigment. (B) single shell containing green pigment. (C) [C and E] a pair containing yellow pigment.
8013D (none) (none) B16838 [A and B] Two silver bracelets. Made of three twists of wire. To one of these is attached by corrosion an [C] object of silver apparently containing a cockle shell [D]; the cockle shell has in it green pigment and was covered by a silver shell (broken) thus: [drawing] though it is impossible to say whether the shell is really belonging or only accidentally attached. Various beads are also attached by corrosion to the bracelet and also [E] an eye of lapis with white shell filling.
8081 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. Containing black and green pigment.
8133A (none) (none) (none) 2 cockle shells. One containing white, the other containing yellow paint [A-B].
8133B (none) (none) (none) 2 cockle shells. One containing white, the other containing yellow paint. [A-B].
8138A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 cockle shells. Containing traces of brown and green paint.
8138B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 cockle shells. Containing traces of brown and green paint.
8145A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 cockle shells containing green paint.
8145B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 cockle shells containing green paint.
8167 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shell. Containing green paint.
8192 (none) (none) B17040 Cockle shell. Containing green paint.
8205 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shells. A pair. Containing green paint.
8222 (none) (none) B17187 Cockle shells. Five, containing paint. [4 shells under this number in UPM?]
8281A (none) (none) (none) [A-F] Six cockle shells. One containing black paint. Two containing green paint.
8312A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 cockle shells containing traces of [A] green and [B] black pigment respectively.
8327A (none) (none) (none) [A-L] Cockle shells. 12 in all. Containing green and other paints.
8345A.1 (none) (none) B17189 [A and B] 2 cockle shells. Containing green paint.
8362 (none) (none) (none) Cockle shell. Containing green paint.
8378A (none) (none) (none) [A-F] Cockle shells. 3 pairs. Containing paints.
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Ochre