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Colours of Anak Tomb No. 3

1 colour tied to Anak Tomb No. 3, South Korea: made there, traded there or named after it.

White Lead white A dense, opaque white pigment once used in art, home, and cosmetics worldwidePigment · 🇨🇳 China +2

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Lead white: Unknown author, Public domain, source

The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.