Long Kohl Stick with Knife on One End
Description
Caption: Long Kohl Stick with Knife on One End, ca. 1529–1292 B.C.E.. Bronze, 11/16 × 5 7/16 in. (1.8 × 13.8 cm) 5 7/16 × 9/16 × 3/16 in. (13.8 × 1.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.663E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian kohl applicator with a flat and rounded end.
This artifact is a slender, elongated kohl applicator, likely used in ancient Egyptian cosmetic practices. It features a broad, flat end which may have been used to apply kohl around the eyelids and a rounded end for detailed application. The simple yet elegant design suggests functionality and efficiency, typical of Egyptian personal grooming tools.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.663E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117272 tier-2
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