Abstract
The main art form in the Coptic monasteries and churches in Egypt was wall paintingsand iconography. In this study, analytical data were gathered on green pigment samplescollected from Coptic wall paintings from the monastery of St. Anthony, The Eastern Desert,Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. The samples were analyzed by environmental scanningelectron microscopy (ESEM) coupled with an energy dispersive X-ray analysis system(EDX), Imaging with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR imaging) and visiblereflectance spectroscopy. The results showed that green earth pigment (terre verte) andmainly the glauconite, was used to produce the green color. In conclusion, some usefulinformation may be obtained from the present study concerning green earth pigmentsused in Coptic wall paintings.
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