Kohl Stick

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

The ancient Egyptians used several powdered minerals as eye make-up. These powders, generally referred to as kohl, were stored in small kohl jars of stone (36.3.62), wood (26.7.1447), glazed steatite (1989.281.101), faience (26.7.910), and glass (91.1.1351). The powder was usually applied using a long, tapering stick like this one which was found in the tomb of Hatnefer (36.3.1)

Kohl Stick, Wood, ebony

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Kohl jar and stick (36.3.62, 36.3.63)

Kohl Stick, Wood, ebony
Kohl Stick, Wood, ebony
Kohl Stick, Wood, ebony

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