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Beauty and cosmetics in ancient Egypt
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Beauty and cosmetics in ancient Egypt included pigments for the eyes, face and body, oils, ointments, aromatic resins, and the tools used to prepare, store and apply them. Toilet equipment included co
Merit's toilet box from the Tomb of Kha and Merit at Deir el-Medina (Eighteenth Dynasty), with alabaster and colored-glass jars, traces of ointments a
Merit's toilet box from the Tomb of Kha and Merit at Deir el-Medina (Eighteenth Dynasty), with alabaster and colored-glass jars, traces of ointments and fat-based creams, and a kohl tube with a stick applicator. Museo Egizio, Turin (S. 8479).
Mummy of a woman with pleated garments and cloths, found with a headrest, box, vessel and mirror at Asyut, Old Kingdom, Sixth Dynasty, 2305–2118 BC. M
Mummy of a woman with pleated garments and cloths, found with a headrest, box, vessel and mirror at Asyut, Old Kingdom, Sixth Dynasty, 2305–2118 BC. Museo Egizio, Turin (S. 14396/a).
Stela of the woman Takhenemet before Ra-Horakhty, shown with a cone on her head, Third Intermediate Period, probably Twenty-fifth Dynasty, c. 775–653
Stela of the woman Takhenemet before Ra-Horakhty, shown with a cone on her head, Third Intermediate Period, probably Twenty-fifth Dynasty, c. 775–653 BC, Brooklyn Museum (08.480.201).
Wood-and-bronze mirror from Asyut, Old Kingdom, Sixth Dynasty, 2305–2118 BC. Museo Egizio, Turin (S. 14397).
Wood-and-bronze mirror from Asyut, Old Kingdom, Sixth Dynasty, 2305–2118 BC. Museo Egizio, Turin (S. 14397).
Kohl (cosmetics)
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Kohl is a cosmetic product traditionally made by crushing stibnite. Modern kohl formulations often contain galena, and in some cases charcoal or other pigments. Kohl is similar to eyeliner, and is wid
Beauty and cosmetics in ancient Egypt
…and body, oils, ointments, aromatic resins, and the tools used to prepare, store and apply them. Toilet equipment included cosmetic palettes, jars, kohl tubes, applicators, mirrors, combs, hair accessories and jewellery. These products were used for body care, makeup, scenting, protection of the skin…
Eye shot of a woman with kohl
Eye shot of a woman with kohl
Ancient kohl cosmetic tube from western Iran, dated 800–500 BCE
Ancient kohl cosmetic tube from western Iran, dated 800–500 BCE
Ancient Egyptian women wearing kohl, from a tomb mural in Thebes (1420–1375 BCE)
Ancient Egyptian women wearing kohl, from a tomb mural in Thebes (1420–1375 BCE)
Ancient Egyptian kohl pot and stick, 1800-200 BCE
Ancient Egyptian kohl pot and stick, 1800-200 BCE