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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