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Bronze tweezers

Χ2092
Metal (Bronze)
Intact
Length: 7.5 cm. Maximum width: 2.1 cm.
Malia
Palace
Middle - Late Bronze Age. Protopalatial - Neopalatial period.:
1800 - 1450 BC:
Gallery:
VI
Case:
56
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Private and public life. Bread and circuses
Daily life. Personal care
Description
Pair of bronze tweezers with broad ends from the palace of Malia. Tweezers with broad ends appeared in the Early Minoan period and remained popular until Late Minoan times. They are thought to be mainly cosmetic implements, but they were multipurpose instruments that could also be used for other purposes besides personal grooming.
Bibliography:
Chapouthier, F. and Charbonneax, J. Fouilles Ex?cut?es ? Mallia. Premi?re Rapport (1922-1924). ?tudes Cr?toises Tome 1er. Paris, 1928, 59, fig. 18. Papaefthymiou-Papanthimou, A. Σκεύη και Σύνεργα του Καλλωπισμού στον Κρητομυκηναϊκό Κόσμο. Thessaloniki, 1979.
Author:
E. S.


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