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The eyes have it: The intriguing history of kohl
Much like their Ancient Egyptian counterparts, Emirati women even had their kohl buried with them, along with their jewelry and pottery. During Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, I’ve often thought ...
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Sword with pharaoh’s mark found in Egypt, still shimmering 3,000 years later
Kohl was used by men and women alike to protect ... Aiman Ashmawy, an archaeologist at Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities who was involved in the dig, said in the ministry statement that ...
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Eyeliner, Egypt, 4000 BCE
In southern Iraq and in Egypt, men and women alike painted kohl around their eyes to make them look larger as well as to protect them from the evil eye. This thick black ointment, made of ground lead ...