The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 6 (of 6)

by the Elder Pliny

CHAP. 30.—ANULARIAN WHITE.

The other colour is that known as “anularian[1925] white;” being used for giving a brilliant whiteness to the figures of females.[1926] This, too, is prepared from a kind of chalk, combined with the glassy paste which the lower classes wear in their rings:[1927] hence it is, that it has the name “anulare.”