Chapter 5 Egyptian eye cosmetics ("Kohls"): Past and present

Physical Techniques in the Study of Art, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Volumn 1, Issue C, 2006, Pages 173-203

  Hardy, A D ^a   Walton, R I ^b   Vaishnay, R ^c   Myers, K A ^a   Power, M R ^a   Pirrie, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

eye cosmetics; kohl; low vacuum scanning electron microscopy; Pharaonic Egypt; quantitative scanning electron microscopy; X ray powder diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956995265     PISSN: 18711731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1871-1731(06)80006-0     Document Type: Article

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