budbl - Faded Over Millennia, the Intricately Carved Sandstone Walls of This Ancient Egyptian Shrine Will See Color Once Again https://budbl.com/Fun/faded-over-millennia-the-intricately-carved-sandstone-walls-of-this-ancient-egyptian-shrine-will-see-color-once-again/ The Ashmolean Museum at Oxford is bringing color back to the 2,700-year-old Shrine of Taharqa with digital projections on its carved sandstone walls. Researchers found traces of pigments including Egyptian blue, the world's oldest known synthetic pigment, and the display is meant to show how the shrine would have looked when those colors were still visible. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 02:49:15 UTC en