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Tweezers
Date
ca. 1550–1458 B.C.
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
L. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in); W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in); H. 0.7 cm (1/4 in)
Department
Egyptian Art
Gallery
114
Location
114
Credit
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

Description

Overview Tweezers New Kingdom ca. 1550–1458 B.C. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 114 This set of tweezers is a set of toiletry equipment (26.7.837a–d) that included a razor, a mirror and a whetstone, and a kohl tube (26.7.1447), all found in a rush basket.