This category includes items associated with personal hygiene and/or altering appearance through cosmetics. 

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
7906 (none) (none) (none) Mirror handle. Shell. [drawing]
7905 (none) (none) (none) Mirror handle. Ivory. Rounded handle; rectangular tang at top to fit into mirror-socket. [drawing]
6488 (none) (none) (none) Marble palette? Mottled. Flate one side, curved on the other, rounded at corners. Hole pierced in each corner. E.
14014A (none) (none) (none) Manicure tools. [A] Copper tweezers, [B] kohl pin and [C] a third tool.
14014B (none) (none) (none) Manicure tools. [A] Copper tweezers, [B] kohl pin and [C] a third tool.
14014C (none) (none) (none) Manicure tools. [A] Copper tweezers, [B] kohl pin and [C] a third tool.
17353A (none) (none) (none) Manicure (?) implements. Bone. Polished. [drawing 1:1]
19428 35-1-42 (none) (none) Kohl-pot. 'alabaster'. rectangular ram[?]-shaped on 4 short legs, rope moulding along shoulder : 2 cylinder receptacles.
19427 (none) (none) (none) kohl-pot. 'alabaster'. rectangular, with two window receptacles. Round the shoulder a band of rope moulding in relief.
17140 (none) 1931,1010.191 (none) Kohl tube. Bone. Lathe-turned. [drawing 1:1]
7908 (none) (none) (none) Kohl stick. Ivory. Rectangular in section, thickening towards the head and then sharpened to point.
7907 (none) (none) (none) Kohl stick case. Ivory. Plain tube rounded at base. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
17440 (none) (none) (none) Kohl pot? Ivory? Fragment.
19426 (none) (none) (none) Kohl pot.. 'alabaster'. Half of : originally two circular pots (with holes for restoring lids) made in one piece, supported by the figure of a reclining ram. Coarse wash[?]. Broken in half and only one receptacle at the front part of the ram remaning.
17092 (none) (none) (none) Kohl pot. Limestone? White. Shaped as a double column, ech one perforated to hold the kohl.
15459 (none) (none) (none) Kohl pot. Marble(?) White. In form of double column. [drawing 1:1] TA
17413 (none) (none) (none) Kohl pin. Iron. With bent head. Tip missing. [drawing]
17093 (none) (none) (none) Kohl pin. Iron. With bent head. Tip missing. [drawing 1:1]
17636 (none) (none) (none) Kohl holder. Frit. Double variety. [drawing 1:1]
17139 (none) (none) (none) Ivory kohl-pot in the form of a lotus carved and with lines inlaid with black. In very bad condition. Broken and laminated. [drawing 1:1]
314 (none) (none) (none) Ivory comb. Frs of : the top decorated with str lines and zigzags.
786 (none) (none) (none) Ivory comb. Fragments of Like U.785 but without rosettes.
450 (none) 1923,1110.146 (none) Ivory comb. Found in fragments and fitted together. Teeth broken away. On the solid part a simple decoration of lines and cross-hatching. [drawing 1:1]
785 (none) (none) B15277 Ivory comb. Broken. Period, Nebuchadrezzar. [drawing 1:1]
10584J (none) (none) B16999 Head Ornaments. (A) Quantity of gold ribbon., (B) Gold wreath, leaf pendants with double string of lapis and carnelian beads. (C) [.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. (D)Silver pin with lapis head. (E) Silver hair ornament, 3-pronged, with rosette finials of gold, lapis and shell. (F) Double conoid beads, gold and lapis (see field notes) (G) Beads, lapis and silver (H) [H and L] 2 silver earrings, plain wire spirals [I] [Not assigned] (J)Cockleshells containing paint. (K) Silver pin, rounded head, L. 150mm