Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by function]
6. colorant (material)
7. pigments
8. [pigment by color]
9. black pigment
10. organic black pigment
11. carbon black
12. bone black

Narrower term/s

• Paris black (material)

Anotations

Scope note:

High-grade, fine-grain, dense black pigment originally made by burning pure ivory. It is perhaps the most widely used black pigment in the artist's palette. Current formulations of ivory black usually contain a fine grade of bone black with some Prussian blue.