Antiquity

Cosmetic palettes, mirrors, tweezers and razors from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, and the canon of proportion that tried to fix beauty as a ratio.

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130 moments in this segment.

  1. - Inlaid box for cosmetic vessels of Sithathoryunet MET DP311779. Inlaid box for cosmetic vessels of Sithathoryunet, the daughter of Pharaoh Senusret II, of the Middle Kingdom. Held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  2. - Egyptian cosmetic set. An ancient Egyptian cosmetic set, dating to ca. 1550-1458 BC and including, from left to right, a kohl tube, a razor, a whetstone, a pair of tweezers, and a mirror. Held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  3. - AmarnaCosmeticJarDwarf MetropolitanMuseum. Cosmetic jar in the shape of a dwarf, from the reign of Akhenaten, circa 1353-1336 B.C.
  4. - East Greek plastic aryballos - helmeted head of warrior - Berlin AS F 1305 - 01. Object type / vase shape: East Greek plastic aryballos (perfume bottle) - shape: helmeted head of warrior, aryballos-mouth on top of the head - painting technique: lustrous clay colours - production place: East Greek (Ionia? / Rhodos?) - period / date: early archaic, ca.
  5. - East Greek plastic aryballos - pomegranate - Berlin AS 1963-10. Object type / vase shape: East Greek plastic aryballos (perfume bottle) - shape: pomegranate, aryballos-mouth on top - painting technique: lustrous clay colours - production place: East Greek (Ionia? / Rhodos?) - period / date: early archaic, ca.
  6. - East Greek plastic aryballos - swan - Berlin AS 1963-12. Object type / vase shape: East Greek plastic aryballos (perfume bottle) - shape: swan (but relatively short neck: duck?), aryballos-mouth in front of the body - painting technique: lustrous clay colours - production place: East Greek (Ionia? / Rhodos?) - period / date: early / high archaic, ca.
  7. - Aryballos, Corinthian, early 6th century B.C.. Aryballos, Corinthian, decorated with the figure of a man and birds in brown, red and black on a buff grounds. Held by the Wellcome Collection.
  8. - East Greek plastic aryballos - ram - Berlin AS 1963-11. / vase shape: East Greek plastic aryballos (perfume bottle) - shape: crouching ram, opening on top of the head - painting technique: matt colours on white slip - production place: East Greek (Ionia? / Rhodos?) - period / date: high / ripe archaic, ca.
  9. - East Greek plastic aryballos - toad - Berlin AS F 4051 - 01. Object type / vase shape: East Greek plastic aryballos (perfume bottle) - shape: toad, flat shape, aryballos-mouth in the middle of the back, 2 perforated lugs on the back for suspension - painting technique: lustrous clay colours - production place: East Greek (Ionia? / Rhodos?) - period / date: high / ripe.
  10. - Miroirs Ve siècle. av. J. C. De gauche à droite MNC 1022 (salle 407 en juin 2024) MNC 992 MNC 943 MNC 313. Louvre Museum ; Premier à gauche : miroir - -475 / -425 (2e quart Ve s. av. Held by the Louvre.
  11. - 0299 - Archaeological Museum, Athens - Mirror cover - Photo by Giovanni Dall Orto, Nov 11 2009. Achilles and Troilos ?, cover for a bronze mirror, circa 320 bC, formerly in the Stathatos collection, now on display in room 43 of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, November 11 2009.
  12. - 7277 3rd century BC mirror Museo archeologico nazionale, Taranto, room XII Photo by Giovanni Dall Orto. Gilded mirror, exhibited among the findings from the Grave of the gold objects (3rd century BC) from Canosa, in the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto - Italy. Room XII (12).
  13. - 7278 3rd century BC mirror Museo archeologico nazionale, Taranto, room XII Photo by Giovanni Dall Orto. Gold jewels, exhibited among the findings from the Grave of the gold objects (3rd century BC) from Canosa, in the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto - Italy. Room XII (12).
  14. - 7279 3rd century BC mirror Museo archeologico nazionale, Taranto, room XII Photo by Giovanni Dall Orto. Mirror (3rd century BC) decorated with a scene showing Aphrodite near Eros who is playing the Pan pipe, exhibited (among the findings from the Grave of the gold objects, from Canosa, Apulia, Italia) in the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto - Italy. Room XII (12).
  15. - 7282 3rd century BC mirror Museo archeologico nazionale, Taranto, room XII Photo by Giovanni Dall Orto. Detail (Eros playing the Pan pipe) from the mirror from the findings from the Grave of the gold objects (3rd century BC) from Canosa, in the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto - Italy. Room XII (12).
  16. - Museo archeologico di Tarento (shell). Gilded Mirror in the form of two valves imitating the shape of the Pecten Jacobaeus, exhibited among the findings from the Grave of the gold objects (3rd century BC) from Canosa, in the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto - Italy. Room XII (12).
  17. - Aryballos. The cosmetic vessel consists of a hedgehog shaped body on a small rectangular plinth, a neck with large lip, and a handle on top of the animal's back. The prickly body of this hedgehog is shown by a cross-hatched pattern.
  18. - Lid of Cosmetic Box in the Form of a Papyrus Capital. A lid for a pyxis, or box, is decorated with two smooth lotus petals that end in tight spirals, like those on as Ionic column, and a central papyrus plant. The lower half of the pyxis (missing) would have contained compartments for cosmetics. Held by Walters Art Museum.
  19. - Villa dei Misteri IX - 1. A young woman sits while a servant fixes her hair with the help of a cupid, who holds up a mirror to offer a reflection. Fresco from the Sala di Grande Dipinto, Scene IX (left part) in the Villa de Misteri (Pompeii).
  20. - Fresco showing a woman looking in a mirror as she dresses (or undresses) her hair, from the Villa of. (Castellammare di Stabia), 1st century AD, Naples National Archaeological Museum.
  21. - KAS2142-julio-claudian-princess. KAS 2142 Portrait of a Julio-claudian princess Roman, first half of the 1st century AD Vatican, Museo Chiaramonti View from front Exhibit af Roman divas and their hair at the Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  22. - KAS2463-old-roman-woman - 3 views. KAS 2463 Portrait of an old Roman woman Roman, beginning of the 1st century AD Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek View from rear Exhibit af Roman divas and their hair at the Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  23. - KAS843-vibia-matidia 3 views. KAS 843 Portrait of a Roman woman (Vibia Matidia?) Roman, Flavian period Rome, Musei Capitolini View from front Exhibit af Roman divas and their hair at the Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  24. - KAS866-julia. KAS 866 Portrait of Julia, emperor Titus' daughter Roman, end of 1st century Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi View from front Exhibit af Roman divas and their hair at the Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  25. - KAS597-lady-domitian. KAS 597 Lady from emperor Domitian's time Roman, approx. 80-100 AD London, British Museum View from front Exhibit af Roman divas and their hair at the Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  26. - KAS597-lady-domitian-side. KAS 597 Lady from emperor Domitian's time Roman, approx. 80-100 AD London, British Museum View from side Exhibit af Roman divas and their hair at the Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  27. - Bust of a Roman woman. This marble bust, dated to around 100-120 CE, depicts an unidentified Roman woman. Although, the hairstyle is similar to a hairstyle the Roman empress Plotina wore.
  28. - 1206 - Keramikos Museum, Athens - Bronze mirror, ca. 150 AD - Photo by Giovanni Dall Orto, Nov 12 2009. Gilded Roman-age bronze mirror (circa 150 AD), currently exhibited in Room 11 ( Hellenistic and Roman ages ) of the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum (Athens). Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto, November 12 2009.
  29. - KAS1235-sabina. 135 AD Rome, Museo Nazionale Romano View from front Sabina's signature hairstyle marked a departure from the elaborate, multi-layered hairstyles of the Flavian and Trajanic periods.
  30. - KAS1236-julia-domna. (?-217 AD) Wife of Septimius Severus (emperor from 193-211 AD) and mother of Caracalla Roman, 193-210 AD Rome, Museo Nazionale Romano View from front Exhibit af Roman divas and their hair at the Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  31. - KAS1237-faustina-the-younger. 162-170 AD Rome, Museo Nazionale Romano View from front Exhibit af Roman divas and their hair at the Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  32. - KAS293-faustina-the-elder. 140 AD Rome, Museo Capitolino View from the front Faustina the Elder, wife of Antonius Pius, has her hair parted in the center like Sabina's, brushed back around the forehead in loose waves.
  33. - KAS293-faustina-the-elder-side. KAS 293 Faustina the Elder, wife of emperor Antonius Pius Roman, Ca. 140 AD Rome, Museo Capitolino View from the side Faustina the Elder, wife of Antonius Pius, has her hair parted in the center like Sabina's, brushed back around the forehead in loose waves.
  34. - Metropolitan mirror 3 graces Roman 2C. Gilded bronze mirror with the Three Graces in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. Roman, mid-2nd century AD Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Gift 1987.11.1.
  35. - Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Romeinse schatten uit Limburg, spiegel, grafgift sarcofaag van Simpelveld1. Silver mirror, 4th quarter 2nd century AD, found in 1930 inside the Sarcofaag van Simpelveld, a sculpted Roman sarcophagus discovered by a farmer in Simpelveld, South Limburg, the Netherlands, near a site where a few years later an ancient Roman villa was excavated. The sarcophagus contained the ashes of a wealthy. Held by the Rijksmuseum.
  36. - KAS689-sabinia. 238-244 AD Roman, 241-244 AD London, British Museum View from front Exhibit af Roman divas and their hair at the Royal Cast Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  37. - 4862 - Brescia - S. Giulia - Donna della dinastia Flavia - Foto Giovanni Dall Orto, 25 Giu 2011. Gilded bronze bust (which still preserves the eyes, in glass paste) of a flavian princess, possibily either Domitia Logina (wifeto emperor di Diocletian ) or Iulia, daughter of emperor Titus. I secolo d.C.
  38. - Diciannovesima dinastia, regno di Seth II, iyri, gran sacerdote di ptah, 1200-1194 ac.. Egyptian antiquities in the Louvre (A 71); statue of Iyri High Priest of Ptah under king Seti II.
  39. - Cosmetic Box from the tomb of Sennedjem
  40. - Cosmetic dish in the shape of a lotus flower and buds
  41. - Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Dwarf
  42. - Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a Dish
  43. - Basket and toilet articles. Basket, hemisphere, conical lid. Held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  44. - Cosmetic Dish in the Shape of a Bolti Fish
  45. - Circular Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Lid
  46. - Cosmetic Jar Sealed with Linen
  47. - Archimedes-Mirror by Giulio Parigi. Wall painting from the Uffizi Gallery, Stanzino delle Matematiche, in Florence, Italy, showing the Greek mathematician Archimedes' mirror being used to burn Roman military ships. Painted in 1600.
  48. - Cosmetic Jar with a Mud Stopper
  49. - Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Top
  50. - Cosmetic dish in the shape of a dog
  51. - Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of a Mouse or calf. Cosmetic Spoon, Mouse or calf (right) & dog spoon (left). Held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  52. - Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of a Mouse or calf (left), dog (right). ). Held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  53. - Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of a Mouse or calf
  54. - Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of a Mouse
  55. - Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of a Tilapia with Water Lilies
  56. - Cosmetic spoon with duck-head handle
  57. - Cosmetic spoon with feline handle
  58. - Kohl Jar and Stick (with 16.10.373a, b). ). Held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  59. - Kohl Jar and Stick (with 16.10.373c). ). Held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  60. - Kohl Jar (with Stick 16.10.361c). ). Held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  61. - Neptunus (Musgrave). Penates (Household Gods) Dug Up at Devises in Our Belgium in the Year 1714, Table 4, to Go before Page 125. Figure.
  62. - Manners and Customs of the ancient Egyptians 11228654244. Image taken from: Manners and Customs of the ancient Egyptians,. Illustrated by drawings, etc.
  63. - Toilet vase with two handles, inscribed for the Seal Bearer Kemes
  64. - Cosmetic spoon with a handle in the shape of an ankh
  65. - Inlaid box for cosmetic vessels of Sithathoryunet
  66. - Ointment Jar of Sithathoryunet
  67. - Egyptian alabaster kohl pot.. 12th dynasty tomb. Held by the Wellcome Collection.
  68. - Kohl pot, ring and rim missing. Kohl pot, missing ring and rim. Held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  69. - Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Cat
  70. - Abydos relief of Amun-her-khepsef by John Campana. A relief depicting prince Amun-her-khepeshef (left) and Ramesses II (right) from the Temple of Abydos. Amun-her-khepeshef was the 'first born son' of pharaoh Ramesses II.
  71. - Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna June 2006 050. Ancient Roman bust of Emperor Lucius Verus, in the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
  72. - Seti&Ramesses. Priests make offerings to Seti I and his son Ramesses.
  73. - Thesaurus opticus Titelblatt. Engraving from the title page of Opticae Thesaurus, a latin edition of Ibn al-Haytham's Book of Optics. Among other things it shows how Archimedes allegedly set Roman ships on fire with parabolic mirrors during the Siege of Syracuse.
  74. - Flickr - Nic s events - London - 14-15 Dec 2007 - 027. Photos from a 24 visit to London. Most of our time was in the British Museum, where we got to see the wonderful Chinese terra cotta army (no photos from that, though).
  75. - Broad collar necklace of Wah. Broad collar Egyptian necklace of the 12th dynasty official Wah from his Theban tomb. In ancient Egypt, both men and women wore jewelry for adornment, magical protection, and as a symbol of status.
  76. - Abydos Sethi et Ramses. Temple d'Abydos, Séthi Ier et son héritier Ramsès, devant la Liste des Rois.
  77. - Medinet Habu Ramses III6. Wall relief of Khonsu, mortuary temple of Ramses III, Medinet Habu, Theban Necropolis, Egypt.
  78. - Medinet Habu Ramses III5. Wall relief of Khonsou, mortuary temple of Ramses III, Medinet Habu, Theban Necropolis, Egypt.
  79. - Roman Museum 035. Roman Museum in Butchery Lane, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom. Reconstruction of Roman woman with polished metal mirror and slave.
  80. - Crucifix catfish skull with and without man. Lower side of a skull of a catfish in the family Ariidae, which, according to folklore, shows Jesus on the crucifix. The left image has Vitruvian Man superimposed from a w:File:Vitruvian-Icon.png to illustrate where Jesus is said to be depicted, while the right image is simply the skull.
  81. - The hairstyles of Faustina the Younger. The braided and coiled hairstyles seen on portrait busts of Faustina the Younger are recreated step by step, stitched into place with thread in the way Roman hairdressers appear to have worked.
  82. - Boshell Foundation Lecture on Ancient Roman Hairdressing: Fiction to Fact. Roman women's hairstyles known from marble busts and coin portraits are rebuilt with needle and thread rather than pins, testing whether the towering coiffures of the imperial court were wigs or sewn arrangements of real hair.
  83. - Round aryballos, late Corinthian, showing 6 padded dancer. (5 red-faced, 1 black-faced) and siren Held by the Wellcome Collection.
  84. - Stone slab with seven holes for cosmetic ointments, Egypt, 1. The Egyptians wore extensive facial makeup. We know this through Egyptian artworks and artefacts. Held by the Wellcome Collection.
  85. - THE ULTIMATE FASHION HISTORY: Mesopotamia. Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian dress is surveyed through the kaunakes fleece skirt, draped wool garments, and the gold and lapis ornament that signalled status in the cities of the Tigris and Euphrates.
  86. - The FULL story of the origins of ancient Egyptian Kohl Tutorial. Galena, the lead sulphide ground into Egyptian kohl, is traced from mineral to lined eye, covering the applicators, the tubes it was stored in and the claims made about its protective use.
  87. - Ancient Greece Bronze Medallion (28511823121). Greek History exhibit, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece. A photograph of the Benaki Museum taken by Professor Gary Lee Todd.
  88. - Rumble Fund Lecture in Classical Art 2017: Beauty & Classical Form. Classical Greek sculpture and its idea of proportioned form are examined as a deliberate system, covering how the canon was arrived at and what later viewers made of it.
  89. - Rumble Fund Lecture in Classical Art 2017: Beauty & Classical Form. Classical Greek sculpture and its idea of proportioned form are examined as a deliberate system, covering how the canon was arrived at and what later viewers made of it.
  90. - Lecture — Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art (Kiki Karoglou). From monstrous grimacing mask to serene face, the gorgon shifts across Greek and Roman art, and Kiki Karoglou reads that change for where the classical world drew its line between the beautiful and the terrifying.
  91. - Lecture - Dangerous Beauty: Medusa in Classical Art (Kiki Karoglou). From monstrous grimacing mask to serene face, the gorgon shifts across Greek and Roman art, and Kiki Karoglou reads that change for where the classical world drew its line between the beautiful and the terrifying.
  92. - 8 Weird Facts about Ancient Egypt Makeup and Ancient Cosmetics History. Short claims about Egyptian eye paint, its ingredients and its supposed uses arrive in quick succession, with the galena and malachite preparations and the applicators used to line the lids.
  93. - 8 Weird Facts about Ancient Egypt Makeup and Ancient Cosmetics History. Short claims about Egyptian eye paint, its ingredients and its supposed uses arrive in quick succession, with the galena and malachite preparations and the applicators used to line the lids.
  94. - Ancient Egyptian fashion I Curator's Corner S5 Ep3 #CuratorsCorner. A curator handles Egyptian garments, jewellery and grooming objects from a museum collection, showing linen construction, beadwork and the accessories that completed a dressed figure.
  95. - Ancient Egyptian fashion I Curator's Corner S5 Ep3 #CuratorsCorner. A curator handles Egyptian garments, jewellery and grooming objects from a museum collection, showing linen construction, beadwork and the accessories that completed a dressed figure.
  96. - CBIP - História de la Perfumeria - Clase 2 - Egipto Parte 1. Perfumery begins with Egypt in this class session: resins, myrrh and frankincense, the kyphi compound burned in temples, and the scented oils used on the body and in burial.
  97. - CBIP - História de la Perfumeria - Clase 2 - Egipto Parte 1. Perfumery begins with Egypt in this class session: resins, myrrh and frankincense, the kyphi compound burned in temples, and the scented oils used on the body and in burial.
  98. - Diana Wardle |Bringing to life Minoan clothes |Branding Heritage |Museum of London. Minoan dress known from Knossos frescoes and figurines, with its flounced skirts, fitted bodices and elaborate hair, is reconstructed from fragmentary evidence by a researcher working on Bronze Age Crete.
  99. - Diana Wardle |Bringing to life Minoan clothes |Branding Heritage |Museum of London. Minoan dress known from Knossos frescoes and figurines, with its flounced skirts, fitted bodices and elaborate hair, is reconstructed from fragmentary evidence by a researcher working on Bronze Age Crete.
  100. - Mirror, Mirror - Reflections on the Etruscans & Their Afterlife: Art Talk with Frances Gallart Marqués. Engraved bronze hand mirrors made by the Etruscans carry mythological scenes on their backs; Frances Gallart Marqués looks at the objects, the grooming they served and how later collectors received them.
  101. - Mirror, Mirror—Reflections on the Etruscans & Their Afterlife: Art Talk with Frances Gallart Marqués. Engraved bronze hand mirrors made by the Etruscans carry mythological scenes on their backs; Frances Gallart Marqués looks at the objects, the grooming they served and how later collectors received them.
  102. - Votive marble panel dedicated by the priestess Claudia Ageta to the goddess Demeter Around 170 AD. Marble panel with representations of typical feminine toiletries: two mirrors, a hairnet, a spoon, boxes, comb, shell for creams, etc. There are also two pairs of sandals.
  103. - Art History Minute: Babylonian Necklace and Beads || Ancient Near East. Carnelian, lapis and gold beads strung as a Babylonian necklace open a short look at ancient Near Eastern ornament and the trade routes the materials travelled.
  104. - Art History Minute: Babylonian Necklace and Beads || Ancient Near East. Carnelian, lapis and gold beads strung as a Babylonian necklace open a short look at ancient Near Eastern ornament and the trade routes the materials travelled.
  105. - the fascinating history of wigs in ancient Egypt!. Shaved heads under human-hair wigs were standard for Egyptians who could afford them, a practical answer to heat and lice that also became the clearest marker of rank in a room.
  106. - the fascinating history of wigs in ancient Egypt!. Shaved heads under human-hair wigs were standard for Egyptians who could afford them, a practical answer to heat and lice that also became the clearest marker of rank in a room.
  107. - From Kohl to Cosmetics: The History Of Beauty in Ancient Egypt. Galena and malachite eye paint, the stone palettes it was ground on, and the oils and unguents that followed, traced from predynastic burials through to the cosmetic habits of the New Kingdom elite.
  108. - From Kohl to Cosmetics: The History Of Beauty in Ancient Egypt. Galena and malachite eye paint, the stone palettes it was ground on, and the oils and unguents that followed, traced from predynastic burials through to the cosmetic habits of the New Kingdom elite.
  109. - History of Fashion Design: Hair, Wigs, & the Construction of Identity in Ancient Egypt. Human-hair wigs held with beeswax and resin, shaved heads beneath them, and braided extensions are read as markers of rank, gender and ritual status rather than simple ornament in Egyptian dress.
  110. - History of Fashion Design: Hair, Wigs, & the Construction of Identity in Ancient Egypt. Human-hair wigs held with beeswax and resin, shaved heads beneath them, and braided extensions are read as markers of rank, gender and ritual status rather than simple ornament in Egyptian dress.
  111. - Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Mesopotamian Queen Pu-Abi's Astonishing Crown. Gold leaves, rosettes and lapis beads made up the elaborate headdress buried with Pu-abi at Ur, one of the fullest surviving records of how a Mesopotamian woman of high rank was adorned.
  112. - Ancient History Jewelry Stories - Mesopotamian Queen Pu-Abi's Astonishing Crown. Gold leaves, rosettes and lapis beads made up the elaborate headdress buried with Pu-abi at Ur, one of the fullest surviving records of how a Mesopotamian woman of high rank was adorned.
  113. - Relaxing Documentary: Cosmetics and Beauty in Ancient Egypt. Kohl ground from galena, henna on palms and nails, scented fat cones worn on the head at banquets, and the tomb goods that preserved all of it: a long walk through what Egyptians put on their bodies and why.
  114. - Relaxing Documentary: Cosmetics and Beauty in Ancient Egypt. Kohl ground from galena, henna on palms and nails, scented fat cones worn on the head at banquets, and the tomb goods that preserved all of it: a long walk through what Egyptians put on their bodies and why.
  115. - Relaxing Documentary: Clothes, Jewelry and Fashion of Ancient Egyptians. Pleated linen, broad collars of faience and gold, sandals, amulets and the jewellery buried alongside the dead build up a picture of how Egyptians presented themselves in life and in the tomb.
  116. - Relaxing Documentary: Clothes, Jewelry and Fashion of Ancient Egyptians. Pleated linen, broad collars of faience and gold, sandals, amulets and the jewellery buried alongside the dead build up a picture of how Egyptians presented themselves in life and in the tomb.
  117. - The Intricate Designs and Secret Meanings of Ancient Jewelry | ESSENTIAL Insights for History Lovers. Amulets, signet rings, beadwork and burial ornament across several ancient cultures are read for the meanings carried in stone, metal and motif rather than for their value alone.
  118. - The Intricate Designs and Secret Meanings of Ancient Jewelry | ESSENTIAL Insights for History Lovers. Amulets, signet rings, beadwork and burial ornament across several ancient cultures are read for the meanings carried in stone, metal and motif rather than for their value alone.
  119. - Makeup History: Ancient Egypt. Eye paint, palettes, red ochre on the lips and cheeks, and hair covering are walked through as a practical account of how an Egyptian face was assembled and what materials were within reach.
  120. - Makeup History: Ancient Egypt. Eye paint, palettes, red ochre on the lips and cheeks, and hair covering are walked through as a practical account of how an Egyptian face was assembled and what materials were within reach.
  121. - Beauty in ancient Egypt Lecture by Professor Sahar Saleem كيف عرّف المصريون القدماء الجمال؟. Sahar Saleem speaks on what Egyptians counted as beautiful, drawing on mummies, texts and the material record of eye paint, wigs and body care in ancient Egypt.
  122. - Beauty in ancient Egypt Lecture by Professor Sahar Saleem كيف عرّف المصريون القدماء الجمال؟. Sahar Saleem speaks on what Egyptians counted as beautiful, drawing on mummies, texts and the material record of eye paint, wigs and body care in ancient Egypt.
  123. - beauty as a curse & the dark history of the Evil Eye. The evil eye belief, in which beauty or good fortune invites envious harm, is followed through the amulets and blue glass charms made to deflect it across the Mediterranean and Near East.
  124. - beauty as a curse & the dark history of the Evil Eye. The evil eye belief, in which beauty or good fortune invites envious harm, is followed through the amulets and blue glass charms made to deflect it across the Mediterranean and Near East.
  125. - Del taller de Amarna al Neues Museum: La historia del Busto de Nefertiti. The painted limestone bust of Nefertiti is followed from the Amarna workshop where it was made to the Berlin museum that holds it, taking in the sculptor's craft and the long argument over the object.
  126. - Del taller de Amarna al Neues Museum: La historia del Busto de Nefertiti. The painted limestone bust of Nefertiti is followed from the Amarna workshop where it was made to the Berlin museum that holds it, taking in the sculptor's craft and the long argument over the object.
  127. - Ancient Egyptian Beauty: The 3,000-Year-Old Secrets of Lady Touti | Full History Documentary. The burial of a woman named Touti anchors a study of grooming goods that went into Egyptian tombs, from eye paint and mirrors to wigs, and what the objects say about who was expected to look after their appearance.
  128. - Ancient Egyptian Beauty: The 3,000-Year-Old Secrets of Lady Touti | Full History Documentary. The burial of a woman named Touti anchors a study of grooming goods that went into Egyptian tombs, from eye paint and mirrors to wigs, and what the objects say about who was expected to look after their appearance.
  129. - The Dark History of Makeup: Deadly Beauty Secrets from Egypt to Hollywood | Audio Story. Lead and mercury compounds, arsenic and belladonna turn up in cosmetics across a long span from Egyptian eye paint to studio-era Hollywood, with the health complaints that followed their use.
  130. - The Dark History of Makeup: Deadly Beauty Secrets from Egypt to Hollywood | Audio Story. Lead and mercury compounds, arsenic and belladonna turn up in cosmetics across a long span from Egyptian eye paint to studio-era Hollywood, with the health complaints that followed their use.
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