This category includes objects used in personal hygiene, with a case surrounding the instruments.  The instruments include a pointed rod, possibly a khol stick, a lancet, or stiletto, a flattened spatual object, and a pair of tweezers.  These are encased in a metal cone known as a reticule.  

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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)
9937 (none) (none) B17321 Copper Tweezers. [drawing]
15789 (none) 1930,1213.487 (none) Copper tweezers. [drawing]
12199A (none) (none) (none) Copper [A] Tweezers & [B] stiletto.
12199B (none) (none) (none) Copper [A] Tweezers & [B] stiletto.
8510 (none) 1928,1009.152 (none) Gold stiletto and tweezers The tweezers are made with 2 pieces of gold welded together but left separate at the ends, forming thus a spring. They are pointed and flat with extreme width of 00045. The stiletto is quadrangular in section tapering to a point. The rings are made by drawing out the metal itself into a long wire which is bent over and twisted round itself. [drawing, 1:1, showing the two objects joined with a ring]
10423 (none) (none) B16714 Gold Toilet-set Tweezers & stiletto fastened together by the rings on their heads [drawing] 1:1
10782 (none) (none) (none) Gold Tweezers and Kohl stick Attached to a ring bound to the instruments with gold wire Normal type cf. Field Note drawing
18943G (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) Gold earring, small lunate type. (B) Silver finger ring, plain wire hoop. (C) Silver hair ring, 2 coils of plain wire. (D) Gold twisted ribbon fillet, with hole at each end. (E) Beads: lapis diamonds and tubes, crystal rings, silver diamonds and balls and small blue glaze cylinders. (F) Copper pin, type 8. (G) Copper reticule.
12637A (none) (none) (none) Group: [A-B] 1) Two copper reticules containing manicure implements attached to a ring. Both broken. [C] 2) Copper dagger Type I A. [D] Cylinder seal. Shell with copper caps. Presentation scene before enthroned god. Poor condition.
12637B (none) (none) (none) Group: [A-B] 1) Two copper reticules containing manicure implements attached to a ring. Both broken. [C] 2) Copper dagger Type I A. [D] Cylinder seal. Shell with copper caps. Presentation scene before enthroned god. Poor condition.
12705B 30-12-346 (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Beads. Small lapis tubes carnelian rings and bugles. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools. [C] (3) Copper dagger with ivory and silver handle. Type II B. Tip missing. [D] (4) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli adhering to blade of 3, not photographed. Men and animals poor cutting. [E] (5) Spindles copper with lapis whorl.
12680B (none) (none) (none) Group: [A] (1) Copper axe Type XXII. [B] (2) Copper reticule containing manicure tools on ring. Traces of matting on reticule. [C] (3) Cylinder seal. Lapis lazuli. Bird headed man and rampant animals. [D] (4) Beads - Worn round forehead? 2 carnelian bugles - 1 lapis lentoid. [E] (5) Stone bowl. White limestone. [Type] XXV. [drawing]
12711B 30-12-336 (none) B18055 Group: [A] (1) Copper dagger. Type II E. [B] (2) Copper reticule. [C] (3) Stone bowl. Calcite. Type LI. [drawing 2:5] [D] (4) Carnelian bugle beads - three probably worn round forehead. [E] (5) Stone vase. White calcite. Type LXXXIV. [drawing 3:5] [F] (6) Silver earring. 1 1/2 spiral coils lunate ended. [G] (7) Copper vase. Cylindrical. Type LVII. [drawing 2:5] [H] (8)Copper pin. Type V B with lapis ball head. [I] (9) Copper axe. Type XX. [J] (10) Bowl greyish stone. Broken and rivetted in antiquity. Type XVIII. [K] (11) Beads small lapis and silver double conoids. Carnelian lentoids. [drawing 1:5] [L] (12) Cylinder seal. Lentoid shaped. 2 registers. Gazelles (?). Lapis lazuli.
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]
7908 (none) (none) (none) Kohl stick. Ivory. Rectangular in section, thickening towards the head and then sharpened to point.
17353A (none) (none) (none) Manicure (?) implements. Bone. Polished. [drawing 1:1]
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.
14014A (none) (none) (none) Manicure tools. [A] Copper tweezers, [B] kohl pin and [C] a third tool.
9769 (none) (none) (none) Reticule Copper with gold rim band Complete except for ring
9362 47-29-316 (none) B17085 Set of silver toilet instruments, tweezers, knife, and two stilettos suspended from a silver ring. No case was found with set. [card seems to be a replacement]
10812C (none) (none) (none) Tomb Group A/ Copper dagger, flat leaf-shaped type B/ Whetstone of dark grey stone octagonal section C/ Copper Toilet set, tweezers and stiletto (imperfect)
11482B (none) (none) (none) Two copper objects. (A) knife blade [drawing] (B) Reticule.
14081A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] 2 manicure implements. [A] Copper tweezers & [B] kohl(?) stick. Bound at top with copper wire.
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