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)
9769 (none) (none) (none) Reticule Copper with gold rim band Complete except for ring
14014A (none) (none) (none) Manicure tools. [A] Copper tweezers, [B] kohl pin and [C] a third tool.
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.
17353A (none) (none) (none) Manicure (?) implements. Bone. Polished. [drawing 1:1]
7908 (none) (none) (none) Kohl stick. Ivory. Rectangular in section, thickening towards the head and then sharpened to point.
17413 (none) (none) (none) Kohl pin. Iron. With bent head. Tip missing. [drawing]
17093 (none) (none) (none) Kohl pin. Iron. With bent head. Tip missing. [drawing 1:1]
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.
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]
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.
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.
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.
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
10423 (none) (none) B16714 Gold Toilet-set Tweezers & stiletto fastened together by the rings on their heads [drawing] 1:1
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]
12199A (none) (none) (none) Copper [A] Tweezers & [B] stiletto.
12199B (none) (none) (none) Copper [A] Tweezers & [B] stiletto.
9937 (none) (none) B17321 Copper Tweezers. [drawing]
15789 (none) 1930,1213.487 (none) Copper tweezers. [drawing]
15790 (none) (none) (none) Copper tweezers. Type same as 15789
9190 (none) (none) (none) Copper tweezers Toilet instrument [drawing]
11160 (none) (none) (none) Copper Toilet Set. Stiletto & tweezers, the former broken.
9946 (none) (none) (none) Copper Toilet Set Tweezers and stiletto on a ring Type__
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