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kohl

cosmetic preparation used to darken eyelashes and eyelids

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Bone Kohl Stick
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The stick made of bone was used to apply kohl, an eye paint used to enhance beauty and protect the eyes. It is a movable kohl stick, which does not have a kohl pot cap.

It consists of a stick ending with a pointed end, which was dipped in the kohl pot to retrieve the kohl.

The other side ends with what looks like the bowl of a spoon. This kohl stick is made through an engraving process that involves repeated scraping.

Dimensions:  Length 16 cm

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Culture:

Coptic

Technique:

Engraved

Style:

Byzantine

Materials:

Bone
Type Type

Type:

Kohl Equipment
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Location: 

The Coptic Museum

Created: 

Egypt
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Created: 

5th Century AD
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Kohl Stick Used for the Eyes
Kohl Stick Used for the Eyes

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