An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s6.11
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s6.11
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v1.c19.s6.11
The analysed sample of the plaster from Ajanta used as the ground for paintings is made of ferruginous earth reinforced with rock, grit or sand and fibrous vegetable materials, with no lime. But traces of a whitish layer on its surface just below the pigment layer indicate the presence of lime, kaolin or gypsum.