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.  

Objects: Toiletry Kits Export: JSON - XML - CSV

Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
18930F (none) (none) (none) (A) Gold hair-ribbon, spirally twisted, with hole at each end. (B) 2 earrings, gold lunate type intertwined with similar type in copper. [B.1 and .2] (C) copper finger ring, spirally wound wire. (D) two copper toe rings.[D and H] (E) beads: carnelian tube, large flat oval agate, gold balls and diamonds, gold ribbed balls , carnelian barrels and balls, carnelian double conoid, lapis double conoid and tubes, agate date-shaped: silver balls, (in original order). (F) copper reticule. (G) copper bowl, type 3.
(none) 30-12-330 (none) B18049 (none)
(none) 98-9-71 (none) (none) (none)
(none) 98-9-155.2 (none) (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1919,1011.5043 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1929,1017.623 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1930,1213.488 (none) (none)
(none) (none) 1928,1009.338 (none) (none)
(none) 30-12-313 (none) (none) (none)
18295 (none) (none) (none) Bone toilet instrument (?) With ring at top, now broken. Smoothed and pointed.
519 (none) (none) (none) Bronze kohl-stick. The end slightly thickened to a knob, the top broken off.
419 (none) (none) (none) Bronze kohl-stick. Top broken. [drawing 1:1]
7881 (none) (none) (none) Copper kohl-stick(?) Head, round knob on square-section rod becoming round at 30mm [drawing 1:1]
7883 (none) (none) (none) Copper kohl-stick(?) Similar to U.7881, shaped thus [reference to drawing] (broken) [drawing]
11137 (none) (none) (none) Copper Manicure Tools. Inside a decayed copper reticule.
11434 30-12-335 (none) (none) Copper recticule. Normal type.
9286 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule (tip broken)
9246 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule Common type Manicure set Bottom missing Tools attached to a ring
8479 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule Conical copper cap with tools inside attached to a ring. Common type.
9718 (none) (none) (none) Copper Reticule Containing manicure instruments Normal type Broken but complete
9731 (none) (none) (none) Copper Reticule Containing manicure tools
10771 (none) (none) (none) Copper Reticule Containing manicure tools attached to a ring Broken in 2 pieces Knob end
9260 (none) (none) B16965 Copper reticule Containing manicure tools attached to a ring Common type
10157 (none) (none) (none) Copper Reticule Containing manicure tools attached to a ring Normal type Tip missing
10321 (none) (none) (none) Copper Reticule Containing manicure tools attached to a ring Normal type Tip missing
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Combs - Mirrors - Cosmetic Containers

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