Minoan bronze tweezers 2900–1050 BCE

"Tweezers too were used for removing hair and possibly shaping the eyebrows which, as the frescoes clearly show, were regarded as a very important facial feature - and there is no reason to suppose that Minoan men were any less concerned about the beauty of their appearance than Minoan women."

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"This tweezer type occurred first in the Early Minoan II period and became the standard type used on Crete in the Late Bronze Age."

-taken from metmuseum & erenow links below

Minoan bronze tweezers 2900–1050 BCE.

Source/Quote:

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247618

https://erenow.net/ancient/LifeinBronzeAgeCrete/3.php

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