The Origin of Eyeliner

The name “Keren-happuch" in Hebrew could mean “Horn of the Black (Eye) Paint,” which is a receptacle or box used to store makeup, maybe kohl, or eye makeup. References to eye painting are always connected with such notorious women as Queen Jezebel. But based on the large number of glass or stone containers with tiny wands for applying kohl eyeliner that have been unearthed, point to the fact that many women in those times, particularly those of royalty and the rich, had taken up the practice of decorating themselves heavily with eyeliner and other kinds of cosmetics.