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Recipes of Ancient Egyptian kohls more diverse than previously thought (2022)

وصفات الكحل المصري القديم أكثر تنوعًا مما كان يُعتقد (2022)

A peer-reviewed open-access study of 11 kohl containers in the Petrie Museum collection. Its introduction says kohl has been used since at least 5000 BCE, citing earlier studies.

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islam.museum contributors. “Recipes of Ancient Egyptian kohls more diverse than previously thought (2022)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/source/riesmeier-et-al-kohl-2022/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-05.

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