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Edward Burne-Jones was shocked to find out that his Mummy Brown paint was actually made from ancient Egyptian mummified bodies.

The ground bones of ancient Egyptian mummies were used to create a unique shade of paint known as Mummy Brown used in 19th century paintings.

Most people today would probably associate Egyptian mummies with museums. This is unsurprising, as many museums around the world, especially in Europe, have Egyptian mummies in them.