Orcein

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materiales por función> > colorante > <colorante para tintes y pigmentos>

Descripción

A naturally occurring dye derived from several lichens. It was widely used in antiquity for textile dyeing. Orcein is the essential constituent of archil and is used as a biological stain.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300386721