The Archaeological Study on the manufacturing techniques of the Blue Pinted Pottery in Ancient Egypt

蓝色彩陶是新埃及王国最具特色的陶瓷之一。此前的科学研究表明，在蓝色彩陶上使用的不是普通的铜蓝，而是钴蓝颜料。该研究旨在通过科学的分析，揭示考古研究中蓝色彩陶的制作技术。从而揭示了蓝彩陶制作工艺的某些方面。该研究还表明，18世纪中期，钴蓝颜料的新发明是通过美索不达米亚地区的玻璃工业的传入而发生的。图案和绘画技术的转变表明，蓝色彩陶逐渐走向了大规模生产。

The blue painted pottery is one of the most characteristic ceramic in New Kingdom Egypt. Previous scientific studies have revealed that instead of ordinary copper blue, the cobalt blue pigment was applied to the blue painted pottery. The study aims to reveal manufacturing techniques of the blue painted pottery from the archaeological study with scientific analysis. As a result, some aspect of manufacturing techniques of the blue painted pottery was revealed. The study also shows new invention of cobalt blue pigment in the mid-18th Dynasty was occurred through the introduction of glass industry from Mesopotamia regions by the campaigns to these areas. The transition of motifs and painting techniques indicate that the blue painted pottery gradually proceeded on to mass-production.