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Iron Age kohl in Iran: Kani Koter cemetery reveals a previously unknown recipe
An international research team has found that black eye makeup used between the 9th and 7th centuries BCE in the northwest of today's Iran contained natural graphite and manganese oxide—unlike the typical kohl of the time used across the Ancient Near East, which was often based on lead.
Metallic shimmering eyes thanks to graphite and manganese. Tübingen scientists have discovered an ancient, special make-up recipe in Iran – sustainably produced on site.
Black eye makeup from the ninth to seventh centuries BC in northwestern Iran contained natural graphite and manganese oxide—unlike the kohl widely used in the Middle East at that time, which was often made from lead. An international research team led by Dr. Silvia Amicone from the Archaeometry Group at the University of Tübingen discovered the unique kohl formula while examining samples from the Kani Koter cemetery site on the eastern border of…
Iron Age kohl in Iran according to a previously unknown recipe
8.07.2025 - An international research team has found that black eye make-up used between the ninth and seventh centuries BCE in the northwest of today's Iran contained natural graphite and manganese oxide - unlike the typical kohl of the time used across the Ancient Near East, which was often based on lead.
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