The main purpose of this study was to find out the possible conditions under which Egyptian blue might have been produced in ancient times. Ludwig Borchardt published in 1923, three years after excavation, the results of chemical analyses of the dyes and pigments used on the statue. The importance of blue within the Egyptian culture is explained, but documentary evidence on the production of synthetic blues, particularly Egyptian blue has never existed. More advanced analytical techniques were used in the analysis of all the pigments on the bust; overall the conclusions agreed with the earlier results of Rathgen except for the blue. An experimental process of synthesizing Egyptian blue from limestone, malachite or azurite, and sand is reported; firing conditions were determined - both temperature and type (oxidation). Variations in pigment color were influenced by choice of flux, although no differences in x-ray pattern were observed. Results of various tests are provided. -- AATA