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Collections

Kohl stick or Hair pin8th-11th century

Not on view
Carved bone pin with a long tapering shaft and a flat decorative head featuring concentric-circle motifs and a jagged, multi-pointed top, pale cream with areas of tan and gray

Unknown, Kohl stick or Hair pin, 8th-11th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Kohl stick or Hair pin
Place Made
Egypt or Syria
Date Made
8th-11th century
Medium
Bone, turned, carved, drilled
Dimensions
Height: 3 7/8 in. (9.84 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.535
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic