Personal Grooming

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

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
12370G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] Silver wire spiral coil earring. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [C] Copper pin with ball head type VI B. [D] Silver wire spiral coil finger ring. [E-F] Pair of copper razors. [G] Cockle shells with green paint.
12665C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] (1) Shell rings. Edge of skirt? [B] (2) Bracelet of small beads: lapis balls, carnelian rings and bugles, and one square carnelian with bleached bands. [drawing] [C] (3) Cockle shell with green paint.
12697A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Group: [A] 1) Copper mirror (?). Broad leaf shaped blade. [B] Stone vase. White calcite. Misshapen. For type see field note. [Type] CXXXVIII.
10751G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian and lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) One large gold lunate earring. (D) Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials. [drawing] (E) A silver pin with a lapis ball head. [H] A second similiar Tip missing. (F) Necklace of lapis lazuli double conoids and carnelian ring beads, also lapis lazuli oval beads. (G) A cockle shell containing black paint.
10752G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian and lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [.1-.2]Pair of large gold lunate earrings (D) Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with lapis ball heads. (F) 4 strings of double conoid beads, gold, lapis and silver, for order of stringing cf. Field Note. (G) [G and L] 2 pairs of cockle shells containing black and green paint and some blue paint. (H) A miniature baked clay vase. (I) [I and M] 2 silver earrings. 2 1/2 coils. (J) Necklace: 3 strings of gold and lapis double conoids.
10752L	(none)	(none)	(none)	Head Ornament. (A) Gold ribbon. (B) Wreath of carnelian and lapis lazuli beads with gold mulberry leaf pendants. (C) [.1-.2]Pair of large gold lunate earrings (D) Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette finials. (E) [E and K] 2 silver pins with lapis ball heads. (F) 4 strings of double conoid beads, gold, lapis and silver, for order of stringing cf. Field Note. (G) [G and L] 2 pairs of cockle shells containing black and green paint and some blue paint. (H) A miniature baked clay vase. (I) [I and M] 2 silver earrings. 2 1/2 coils. (J) Necklace: 3 strings of gold and lapis double conoids.
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
785	(none)	(none)	B15277	Ivory comb. Broken. Period, Nebuchadrezzar. [drawing 1:1]
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]
786	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ivory comb. Fragments of Like U.785 but without rosettes.
314	(none)	(none)	(none)	Ivory comb. Frs of : the top decorated with str lines and zigzags.
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]
17636	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kohl holder. Frit. Double variety. [drawing 1:1]
17093	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kohl pin. Iron. With bent head. Tip missing. [drawing 1:1]
17413	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kohl pin. Iron. With bent head. Tip missing. [drawing]
15459	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kohl pot. Marble(?) White. In form of double column. [drawing 1:1] TA
17092	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kohl pot. Limestone? White. Shaped as a double column, ech one perforated to hold the kohl.
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.
17440	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kohl pot? Ivory? Fragment.
7907	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kohl stick case. Ivory. Plain tube rounded at base. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
7908	(none)	(none)	(none)	Kohl stick. Ivory. Rectangular in section, thickening towards the head and then sharpened to point.
17140	(none)	1931,1010.191	(none)	Kohl tube. Bone. Lathe-turned. [drawing 1:1]
19427	(none)	(none)	(none)	kohl-pot. 'alabaster'. rectangular, with two window receptacles. Round the shoulder a band of rope moulding in relief.
19428	35-1-42	(none)	(none)	Kohl-pot. 'alabaster'. rectangular ram[?]-shaped on 4 short legs, rope moulding along shoulder : 2 cylinder receptacles.
17353A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Manicure (?) implements. Bone. Polished. [drawing 1:1]