Yes. And iron oxide was frequently mixed with oil, lard, or tallow, as a sun screen. Many cultures record us as red men because of this. Even many ancient marble sculptures were originally red. We now this because the red persists on the bottom of them. As such, you'll find some mosaics have us with red faces. Of course, Jews and others use this as an excuse to claim it's other people. Just one example of whites before the revisionism. Though these are not red. https://www.boredpanda.com/ancient-greek-mosaic-excavation-zeugma