{"product_id":"maya-blue-bear-historical-pigment-science-bears","title":"Maya Blue Bear (Historical Pigment) | Science Bears","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere's a new project I've been experimenting with - Science Bears or Forbidden Bears! For collecting NOT consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese bears resemble gummy bears to scale but contain epoxy cast with unique materials that represent various elements and minerals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for one Science Bear containing the historical and scientifically indestructible pigment, Maya Blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Maya Blue is a highly durable, bright turquoise or azure pigment invented by pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures like the Maya and Aztecs. Celebrated for its resistance to weathering, acid, and fading, it is an organic-inorganic hybrid made by heating indigo dye and palygorskite clay.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaya Blue bears a special significance to me as I visited the Mayan ruins at Chichén Itzá on the Yucatán Peninsula many years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese were created using Maya Blue pigment that I obtained straight from the source in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for the collector of the periodic table of elements!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBear Dimensions: 2 x 1 x 1.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisclaimer: NOT for consumption, do NOT injest. For collecting purposes only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TryggArt ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53807181398309,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/5185\/7701\/files\/89681984-A989-476C-9602-BC46BAE0A040.jpg?v=1789057128","url":"https:\/\/tryggart.com\/products\/maya-blue-bear-historical-pigment-science-bears","provider":"TryggArt ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}