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Hairdressing and hair care were an important aspect of social life in Ancient Egypt. This was particularly true among the wealthier classes. Hairdressers feature in many pictorial representations of the period. Physical appearance was important in this culture. These Egyptian curling tongs were a multi-purpose cosmetic tool. They are combined with a hair trimming instrument. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Egypt Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0065473 Bronze hair curling tongs and trimmer, Egypt, 1575-1194 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0065473 Bronze hair curling tongs and trimmer, Egypt, 1575-1194 BCE |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0065473 Bronze hair curling tongs and trimmer, Egypt, 1575-1194 BCE
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Hairdressing and hair care were an important aspect of social life in Ancient Egypt. This was particularly true among the wealthier classes. Hairdressers feature in many pictorial representations of the period. Physical appearance was important in this culture. These Egyptian curling tongs were a multi-purpose cosmetic tool. They are combined with a hair trimming instrument. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Egypt made: 1575 BCE - 1194 BCE Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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- Ancient Egyptian tools
- Ancient Egyptian Surgery
- Surgery in the Wellcome Collection
- Hairdressing tools
- Ancient Egyptian pivot scissors
- 16th-century BC metalware
- 15th-century BC metalware
- 14th-century BC metalware
- 13th-century BC metalware
- 12th-century BC metalware
- Ancient Egyptian razor-tweezers
- Ancient Egyptian metalware
- Bronze tools