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Kohl, surma powder used to colour eyes, Indian, 18

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Red leather kohl container, pear shaped body with

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Kohl-grinding palette in shape of fish, date unkno

Pharmacy-ware

Brass kohl applicator with threaded top for screwi

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1930

Kohl bottle, skin covered with leather, Kano, Nort

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1932

Lipstick case, nickel-plated, by Coty, France, 1920-1940

Pharmacy-ware

1920-1940

Carved bone spatula, possibly for the application

Pharmacy-ware

1-1800

Small tapering wooden stick for applying kohl to t

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Bronze kohl applicator, vernacular "Sindano" rod w

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1925

2 carved pieces of bone, handle in form of a foot and a spoon bowl

Pharmacy-ware

1-1800

Leather kohl container with long bamboo neck and wooden applicator

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1910

Red leather kohl container, pear shaped body, tubu

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Red leather kohl container with two cane necks, pa

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Two small lumps of yellow ochre, solidified, one o

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1930

Kohl pot for antimony, coloured leather, Sokoto, n

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1913

Red leather kohl container, soft pear shaped body

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for rouge, Eng

Pharmacy-ware

1850-1900
Ivory tube, turned to hold antimony used for applying to the eyelids probably South American, 1850-1930

Ivory tube, turned to hold antimony used for apply

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1930
Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350
Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350BC
Brass kohl container, shaped like a tear drop, on rectangular stand, with screw-in stopper and applicator, possibly Indian, 1880-1920

Kohl container

Asian Medicine

1880-1920
Red breccia kohl pot, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Red breccia kohl pot, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1575-1308 BCE
Marble cosmetic kohl pot, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC. Lid is broken in two

Marble cosmetic kohl pot, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1575-1308 BCE
Buff-coloured bulbous kohl pot, made of stoneware, base pointed, decorated with impressed design of flowers and lines, from Middle East, 1801-1920

Buff-coloured bulbous kohl pot, made of stoneware,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1920
Haematite kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Haematite kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1575-1308 BCE
Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580BC-1350BC

Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350
Red leather kohl container, pear shaped body, tubular neck of cane, elaborately decorated with sewn gold and silver thread, North Africa (?), 1880-1910

Red leather kohl container, pear shaped body, tubu

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910
Container labelled "Anvil" cigarettes made by Carreras Ltd in London and Calcutta, half full of powdered henna(?) from Basra, Iraqm, 1891-1919

Container labelled "Anvil" cigarettes made by Carr

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1891-1919
Green glazed earthenware kohl pot, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Green glazed earthenware kohl pot, Egyptian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1575-1308 BCE
Wooden kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Wooden kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1575-1308 BCE
Lignum vitae kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Lignum vitae kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1575-1308 BCE
Ebony kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Ebony kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1575-1308 BCE
Spherical brass box for henna, probably Indian, 19th century

Spherical brass box for henna

Asian Medicine

1801-1900
Brass surma container with applicator forming screw top, decorated in red enamel, from Bosnia, 1801-1930

Brass surma container with applicator forming scre

Pharmacy-ware

1801-1930
Two kohl pots, lathe-turned bone with wooden stoppers, Omdurman, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1900-1922

Two kohl pots, lathe-turned bone with wooden stopp

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1922
Wooden kohl stick, Egyptian, 4000BC-3001BC

Wooden kohl stick, Egyptian, 4000BC-3001BC

Classical & Medieval Medicine

4000-3001
Wooden kohl stick, Egyptian, 4000BC-3001BC

Wooden kohl stick, Egyptian, 4000BC-3001BC

Classical & Medieval Medicine

4000-3001