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Personal Grooming Implement

2350 BC - 2100 BC
Bronze
Tell Asmar
6.7 cm x 11 cm x 0.3 cm
A17132

Oriental Institute Museum

Artifact Description

Personal Grooming Implement

This bronze tool is an example of one of the many types of personal grooming implements found in the private homes of many ancient Mesopotamians. It contains an ear spoon, file, and tweezers.

Collected by

Henri Frankfort, Field Director of the Iraq Expedition
Excavated by The Oriental Institute 1932-1933

Multimedia

How Do We Care for Ancient Artifacts?
How do artifacts survive over time? Oriental Institute Museum conservator Laura D'Alessandro tells us how they are cared for in this video.

Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
What was life like in ancient Mesopotamia? Find out in this video featuring Oriental Institute Assyriologist Dr. Martha Roth.

Suggested Readings

Hunter, Erica. First Civilizations: Cultural Atlas for Young People. New York: Facts on File, 1994.

Kramer, Samuel Noah. Cradle of Civilization. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1967.

Roaf, Michael. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. New York: Facts on File, 1990.

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