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Kohl stick

Kohl stick of polished haematite in the form of a curved human arm, ending in a hand with an incised bracelet at the wrist. The hand end was probably used as a spatula for mixing the cosmetic before applying it with the rounded shoulder end.

Kohl stick of polished haematite in the form of a curved human arm, ending in a hand with an incised bracelet at the wrist. The hand end was probably used as a spatula for mixing the cosmetic before applying it with the rounded shoulder end.

Object Kohl stick
Provenance Abydos, Egypt
Site Cemetery D, North Section
Period Dynasty XVIII, Tuthmosis III
Material Haematite
Subject Egyptology
Ref. No 1900.54:28
Copyrights Bolton Council