it’s a raht purty blue, but technically Egyptian eye makeup should be either black or green (they ground malachite for the green… much more expensive than the black. Gods and goddesses would probably wear green!)
it’s a raht purty blue, but technically Egyptian eye makeup should be either black or green (they ground malachite for the green… much more expensive than the black. Gods and goddesses would probably wear green!)
True…they wouldn’t have had to worry about conjunctivitis, which the lead-antimony based kohl (the black stuff) offered some protection from.
Maybe the Blue eye makeup is turquoise, borrowed from some Western-hemisphere deities? (It’s too bright for ultramarine, ground lapis lazuli, which would be my other guess.)
So even in Hell you can go through hell. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised.
Great. Now you folks have me thinking I’ll have to drag out my few books with color photos from Egypt and hope to confirm or deny what you’re talking about. I have a book called “Gems and Minerals of the Bible” that has much on the way the local ancients used minerals - kohl is prominent, as are malachite, turquoise and lapis.
ladywolf17 about 14 years ago
Too much TV, it’s bad for the eyes.
Coyoty Premium Member about 14 years ago
Have you heard of TiVo?
Sisyphos about 14 years ago
So, Isis, would you call this a public roast for Osiris?
(Boody! I told you yesterday: pay attention!)
ksoskins about 14 years ago
I don’t see any of the children of Osiris and Isis. Where are the Tater Tots?
mrsullenbeauty about 14 years ago
Ossie’s eye make-up makes him look very plaintive. I’ve never felt so tender toward a tater till now.
ChiehHsia about 14 years ago
it’s a raht purty blue, but technically Egyptian eye makeup should be either black or green (they ground malachite for the green… much more expensive than the black. Gods and goddesses would probably wear green!)
mntim about 14 years ago
Such a plaintive trio in the third panel. Quartet, if you count the snake.
prrdh about 14 years ago
Orgelspieler said, 44 minutes ago
it’s a raht purty blue, but technically Egyptian eye makeup should be either black or green (they ground malachite for the green… much more expensive than the black. Gods and goddesses would probably wear green!)
True…they wouldn’t have had to worry about conjunctivitis, which the lead-antimony based kohl (the black stuff) offered some protection from.
bmonk about 14 years ago
Maybe the Blue eye makeup is turquoise, borrowed from some Western-hemisphere deities? (It’s too bright for ultramarine, ground lapis lazuli, which would be my other guess.)
Rakkav about 14 years ago
So even in Hell you can go through hell. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised.
Great. Now you folks have me thinking I’ll have to drag out my few books with color photos from Egypt and hope to confirm or deny what you’re talking about. I have a book called “Gems and Minerals of the Bible” that has much on the way the local ancients used minerals - kohl is prominent, as are malachite, turquoise and lapis.
trekkermint about 14 years ago
might they have used lapis lazuli?