PH000295

iBase ID

7842

Title

Roman toilet set

Short Title

PH000295

Collection

Archaeology (Verulamium Museum)

Sub collection

Verulamium Museum Artefacts

Description

A Roman toilet set, with tools for mixing and applying make-up and a manicure set consisting of ear scoop, nail clearer and tweezers (far left). The long metal tools at the bottom are known as ligulae and were probably used to extract cosmetics or ointments from glass phials.

Type of Original

photographic transparency

Original Photographer or Artist

St Albans Museums photographer

Period of Original

Roman (44 BC - AD 400)

Neg No.

PH000295

High Resolution File Name

PH000295toilet.tif

High Resolution CD No

CD 814

Scanned From

7)modern transparency

Scanned By

Amy Cooke

Original Location

1) Photo Studio

1)© St Albans Museums

Location in Image

[not applicable].

Published

Verulamium guidebook, 198X

Compiled By

Amy Cooke

Date Compiled

05/07/2007

Original File Details

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Uploaded On

2016-02-29 22:02:21

File Name

16756_4.jpg

File Type

Image

File Extension

JPEG

Size

1.19 MB

Height (pixels)

2420 px

Width (pixels)

3072 px

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