Kohl

Kohl and its containers across Egypt, Nubia, the Islamic world and South Asia, used as eye paint and, in its own sources, as protection against sun and infection.

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1. -1950 - Kohl pots Florence 02. Various kohl pots, unknown provenience, Middle Kingdom. Florence, Museo archeologico nazionale, Room 1.
2. -1500 - Palm Column Kohl Tube. The Egyptian learned from their Near Eastern neighbors how to make glass. At first they imported the raw material and processed it in Egypt, but soon they learned how to produce it by themselves. Held by Walters Art Museum.
3. -1500 - Egyptian Kohl pot with traces of palm oil eye paint and lead HARGM3676. An Ancient Egyptian cosmetics pot found Analysis on the eye-paint by York University, who used mass and gas spectrometry, revealed the eye paint was made from the black lead ore galena, crushed and mixed with date palm oil.It came from Abydos date circa 1500BC.
4. -1429 - Egyptian Miniature Glasswares. Egyptian miniature glassware vessels, from the New Kingdom, dated to the 18th Dynasty 1550-1307 BC. The method of production was to wind threads of molten glass around a core of sand, clay, and mud. Held by the Freer Gallery of Art.
5. -1391 - Kohl Container Inscribed for Queen Tiye. Egypt, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III, 1410 - 1372 B.C. Furnishings; Accessories Faience, blue glaze, details in black Height: 3 1/4 in.
6. -1385 - Bronze kohl stick, Egypt, 1575-1194BCE. The Egyptians wore kohl around the eyes as a cosmetic. It not only gave the wearer a beautiful appearance but was believed to have medicinal as well as religious purposes. Held by the Wellcome Collection.
7. -1350 - Kohl Vase in the Shape of a Palm Column. In ancient Egypt, vessels were formed by heating powdered glass in a furnace around a clay core. Once the glass had melted around the core, glassmakers trailed threads of molten glass around the vessel and combed the trails with a pointed tool to create patterns. Held by Walters Art Museum.
8. -1350 - Palm Column Kohl Tube. During the New Kingdom, kohl, a dark, cosmetic eye paint, was often stored in small, slender vessels. The shape of these flasks resembles a palm column, a shape derived from architecture. Held by Walters Art Museum.
9. -1325 - Khol Jar Fragment. Egypt, New Kingdom (1569 - 1081 BCE) (decoration and inscription possibly modern) Furnishings; Serviceware Stone 2 1/8 x 1 3/16 in. (5.4 x 3 cm) Gift of Jerome F.
10. -1310 - Combs, New Kingdom, Dynasties 18 20, c. 1550 1070 BC, wood, pigment Oriental Institute Museum, University. Exhibit in the Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA. This work is old enough so that it is in the.
11. -1258 - Double Kohl Tube and Stick. Egypt, 19th Dynasty, circa 1315-1201 B.C. Tools and Equipment; containers Ebony Gift in honor of Nancy Thomas (AC1999.116.3) Egyptian Art Currently on public view: Hammer Building, floor 3.
12. -1000 - Ancient Egyptian kohl pot and stick, 1800-200 BCE. Ancient Egyptians used a form of eyeliner called kohl to enhance their eyes. This replicated the appearance of the sun god, Re. Held by the Wellcome Collection.
13. -892 - Ivory kohl pot, Third Intermediate Period (1070-714 BCE) Qau el Kebir, Fitzwilliam Museum. The two kohl tubes are placed on either side of a female figure. Found in a mass of bone and ivory in the entry of a re-used tomb.
14. -350 - Bote de khol. Periodo meroítico. Bote de kohol de madera de forma cilíndrica. Presenta una decoración incisa de líneas, separadas en dos grupos, que rodean toda la pieza.
15. 1400 - Bes pot kohol Louvre N 4469. Perfume bottle for kohl, representing god Bes.
16. 1425 - Kohl container with stick, wood Museo Egizio (Turin) S 8389 p01. Kohl container with stick Contenitore per il kohl con applicatore. Held by Museo Egizio, Turin.
17. 1425 - Small box with sliding lid inscribed with a dedication to the overseer of works Kha, wood Museo Egizio. Small box with sliding lid inscribed with a dedication to the overseer of works Kha Small box with sliding lid inscribed with a dedication to the overseer of works Kha Small box with sliding lid inscribed with a dedication to the overseer of works Kha Scatola a. Held by Museo Egizio, Turin.
18. 1425 - Two needles in a reed container, bronze Museo Egizio (Turin) S 8379 p02. Two needles in a reed container Due aghi in un contenitore di canna. Held by Museo Egizio, Turin.
19. 1539 - Kohl container, faience Museo Egizio, Turin C 7383 01 C 6329 ND p01. Kohl container Contenitore per kohl. Held by Museo Egizio, Turin.
20. 1550 - Applicator, kohl. Ebony kohl applicator. Late Dynasty XVIII, Period of Amenophis III-Tutankhamen.
21. 1550 - Kohl Applicator. Tools and Equipment Bronze Height: 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm) Gift of Frank J.
22. 1550 - Kohl Tube. Tools and Equipment; containers Faience Height: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm); Width: 9/16 in.
23. 1896 - A guide to the third and fourth Egyptian rooms predynastic antiquites, mummied birds and animals
24. 2010 - Getty Villa - Collection (5304804643). Blue Perfume Flask with a White Trail (Roman, AD 1-100) and Two-Part Eye Makeup Container (Roman, AD 200-400). Held by the Getty.
25. 2010 - Khol. This is an image of Cultural Fashion or Adornment from.
26. 2014 - Ancient Egyptian Kohl pot minature pestle and mortar. Ancient Egyptian Kohl pot and minature pestle and mortar and kohl pot of marble, pestle of haematite Held by the Wellcome Collection.
27. 2014 - Double wooden kohl tube, Egypt (?), 100B CE-400 CE. Makeup was common in Ancient Egypt. It focused on the eye to replicate the appearance of the sun god, Re or Horus. Held by the Wellcome Collection.
28. 2015 - Alabaster kohl pot
29. 2016 - Diorite Kohl pot used for storing cosmetic malachite from El Kab in Upper Egypt Penn Museum
30. 2021 - Kaajal (Kohl) container with home-made Kaajal. IMG 20210811 172757. South Indian traditional kaajal container, wit home-made kanmashi/ kaajal (Kohl).
31. 2024 - AL MKĀHIL, Bait al Zubair Museum, Oman. AL MKĀHIL are silver male Kuhl holders with a bullet-shaped container, an application stick, and a chain-fastened lid. They feature floral or geometric designs and were traditionally worn by men.
32. 2024 - Showcase Nubian objects - Kohl bottles - Nubian Museum. Kohl bottles from the showcase of Nubian objects in the Nubian Museum in Aswan, Egypt.
33. 2025 - Kohl pot Tomb of Lady Maket, Lahun, 18th Dynasty, Ashmolean Museum
34. 2025 - Kohl stick, Tomb of Lady Maket, Lahun, 18th Dynasty, Ashmolean Museum
35. 2026-05-14 - My Eye makeup showing in this image. Bengal traditional style saree wore and applying kajol on my eyes. It's our bangla tradition to wear kajol.