A Published Egyptian Faience Double Kohl Jar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Amulets Carnelian was highly prized in

Carnelian was highly prized in ancient Egypt for its association with vitality

or intellectual blessing

A Knidian Phallic Vase from Corinth

Provenance:  Private NY collection

According to Muscarella

A Published Egyptian Faience Double Kohl Jar, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Amulets Carnelian was highly prized inThis elegant cosmetic vessel is made of blue green faience and consists of two joined kohl jars modeled in the shape of stylized Nile water vases. The paired containers rise from a shared rectangular base, their balanced proportions and restrained contours reflecting the Late Period preference for symmetry and clarity of form. Such double kohl jars were used to store eye cosmetics, most commonly kohl, which played both practical and ritual roles in