Kohl Container Decorated with Bes-images, New Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 18, ca. 1400 B.C., From Egypt, Steatite, glazed, H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in); w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in); d. 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in), As a measure for preventing disease, eye paint was second only to water in ancient Egypt. It was prepared from malachite and galena, ground on slate palettes, mixed with fat, and then applied around the eyes using a small stick, or applicator
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Kohl Container Decorated, Bes-images, New Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 18, ca, 1400 B.C, Egypt, Steatite, glazed, H, 6 cm, 2 3/8, w, 4, 1 9/16, d, 3.6 7/16, measure, preventing disease, eye paint, second, water, ancient Egypt, prepared, malachite, galena, ground, slate palettes, mixed, fat, applied, eyes using, small stick, applicator
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