Brown Mummy

Brown mummy – 16th century paint made from crushed mummies

(ORDO NEWS) — Today, most people associate Egyptian mummies with museums. This is not surprising, because that is where most of us have probably seen them, especially in Europe. However, if I say that real mummies can be found in paintings, this may seem at least strange. Until relatively recently, Egyptian mummies, believe it or not, were used to make paint called Mummy Brown, Mommia, or Momie. The main ingredient…