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Set of four bronze toilet implements, Egypt, 1500-1001 BCE
Cosmetics were common in Ancient Egypt. They often had religious significance. This set of toilet implements was made around 3000 years ago in Egypt. They were possibly for general bathroom use and applying cosmetics. The small ring has four implements hanging from it: a pair of tweezers, a pointed object much like a kohl stick, a flat blunt-ended tool, possibly for mixing cosmetics and a small bl…
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- cosmetic applicator
- toilet accessory
- classical and medieval medicine
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- cosmetic applicator
- toilet accessory
- classical and medieval medicine
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0065477
Identifier
- L0065477
- Science Museum A634882
- w8nj94sm
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:38:41.351Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:38:41.351Z