1 comment Ancient Egyptian Eye Makeup Ancient Egyptian Fashion Eye paint – Egyptian Eye Makeup is probably the most characteristic of the Egyptian cosmetics. Two colors were popularly used: black and green. The use of these pigments for the eyes dates back as far as the Badarian Period (c.4000BC). Both colors have been found in […]
March 2025
Rear Section of Temple of Amon and Sacred Lake
No comments Rear Section of Temple of Amon, Sacred Lake Plan 3 will show that the entire portion eastwards from the fifth pylon, or in other words the rear section of the temple of Karnak, was surrounded by a girdle-wall. What remains of this is embellished with reliefs of Ramses II sacrificing to the various […]
Egyptian Alexandria in Night
No comments Sleepless in Alexandria, 1857 William C. Prime … I did not sleep on shore the first night in Egypt. . . . Dogs abound in the city of the son of Philip. They have no special owners, and are a sort of public property, always respected. But such infernal dog-fights as occurred once […]