Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum' has mentioned 'Ochre' in the following places:
Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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Most of the wall surface has received a red wash of ochre. | WIKI |
This room has an elaborately painted ceiling, consisting of spirals in red ochre with circular spots and spirals. | WIKI |
Some of the walls and ceilings of the chambers were decorated with spiral and honey-comb designs in red ochre, a mineral pigment. | UNESCO |
The remaining bones and what appear to be some of the personal belongings were then gathered and buried within the chambers together with copious amounts of red ochre. | UNESCO |
The use of ochre seems to have been a part of the ritual, perhaps to infuse the bones with the colour of blood and life. | UNESCO |