Archaeologists excavating an ancient site in Kerman province in southeastern Iran found a tube of red lipstick in a looted gravesite in the Jiroft region in 2001. Recent radiocarbon dating has revealed that the cosmetic artifact was made between 1936 and 1687 B.C., making it the earliest reported lipstick. The details of the discovery are discussed in a study called "A Bronze Age Lip-Paint from Southeastern Iran" by Nasir Eskandari, Eugenio De Carlo, Federico Zorzi, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Claudio Furlan, Gilberto Artioli, and Massimo Vidale, which was published this month in Scientific Reports.
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World's Oldest Lipstick Found At A Site In Iran
The lipstick was housed in a beautiful vial made of decorated chlorite. Researchers say that the mix is very similar to contemporary lipstick ingredients
OT Staff
27 February 2024
The ingredients found in the ancient vial are very similar to modern-day lipsticks
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The ingredients found in the ancient vial are very similar to modern-day lipsticks
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