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Egyptian blue was recently recreated using ancient methods:

https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2025/06/02/researchers-re...

They look chemically quite different: clay, palygorskite/sepiolite, and indigo for Mayan blue; silica, lime, copper, and an alkali for Egyptian blue.