Teeth dyed in deadly poisonous cinnabar: The Red Princess of the Silk had a mercury-laden smile
Researchers suggest the use of cinnabar had a religious, decorative, or medical function.
The Red Princess of the Silk Road had a mercury-laden smile: a Han dynasty woman found with cinnabar-dyed teeth.(photo credit: Qian Wang et al. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2025)
