Facial Beauty : a Collection of Glass Kohl Containers from the North of Jordan
Part of : Mediterranean archaeology & archaeometry : international journal ; Vol.15, No.1, 2015, pages 83-93
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The rescue excavations, conducted by the Department of Antiquities of Jordan in 1999 and 2000 under the supervision of Alia Khasawneh and Nasr Al-Zubi, in two late Roman/ Early Byzantine cemeteries at Waqqas and At Turra, in the territories of The Irbid Governorate, brought to light a number of glass flasks among the other funeral objects. A group of sixteen delicate glass flasks from both sites are presented here. This paper demonstrates that the flasks were used as kohl "eyeliner"containers. The analysis of a sample obtained from one of the flasks revealed that it was the mineral Galena. Furthermore, the presence of small applicators (kohl sticks) with the glass flasks confirms their use.
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Waqqas, At Turra, kohl, flask tubes, cosmetic containers
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