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)
419 (none) (none) (none) Bronze kohl-stick. Top broken. [drawing 1:1]
519 (none) (none) (none) Bronze kohl-stick. The end slightly thickened to a knob, the top broken off.
7858 (none) (none) B17471 Copper reticule. A cone with ball end, containing 4 small copper toilet utensils fastned on to a ring. [drawing]
7860 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule. Cone-shaped with base knob. In it 3 small copper toilet instruments held together by a copper ring.
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]
7908 (none) (none) (none) Kohl stick. Ivory. Rectangular in section, thickening towards the head and then sharpened to point.
8037 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule. Normal type with 4 instruments.
8278A (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Copper Reticules. Base broken away in each case. Only A has lip intact. [drawing] 1:1
8278B (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Copper Reticules. Base broken away in each case. Only A has lip intact. [drawing 1:1]
8278C (none) (none) (none) [A-C] Copper Reticules. Base broken away in each case. Only A has lip intact. [drawing 1:1]
8356 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule. Normal type but in bad condition, the reticule itself partly broken and the ring missing.
8383 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule. The ball point broken.
8384 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule. In poor condition.
8396 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule. Originally covered with thin red leather; containing 4 silver instruments: the rings at the top of these are made with fine silver wire coiled round their stems.
8475 (none) (none) B17380 Copper reticule Hollow conical copper cap Inside it a number of copper toilet? implements attached to a copper ring. Common type. Ring broken. Badly corroded [drawing]
8479 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule Conical copper cap with tools inside attached to a ring. Common type.
8650 (none) (none) B17015 Copper reticule. With tools (apparently) of silver.
8690A (none) (none) B16957 [A] Tweezers and [B] stiletto. Silver. With twisted wire at the top for a ring but this is in both cases missing.
8895 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule. Normal type.
8983 (none) (none) B17428 Copper reticule (the ring broken)
9070 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule Knob end, Broken and fragmentary Within: 3 copper tools attached to a ring Common type.
9076 (none) (none) B17472 Copper reticule Copper tools attached to a ring within the case [drawing]
9084 (none) (none) (none) Copper reticule Within: tools attached to a copper ring. Bottom of reticule ends in a knob. Poor condition. Broken at bottom. Part of ring missing [drawing]
9190 (none) (none) (none) Copper tweezers Toilet instrument [drawing]
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