Related to the famous Maya blue: Indigo compounds give Mayan art their yellow color
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 04:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the Maya, blue was the color of the gods. For ritual purposes, art objects, and murals, they used Maya blue, a pigment without equal with regard to boldness, beauty, and durability. Maya blue is made of indigo embedded in a special clay mineral called palygorskite.