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Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain
Ralph Jackson
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Description for Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain
Paperback.
Cosmetic sets are small two-piece bronze toilet implements for the preparation of mineral powders, probably colourings for the eyelids and face. Found almost exclusively in Britain, they range in date from the Late Iron Age to the 4th century. An association with fertility is indicated by the crescent shape, by overtly phallic imagery and by the twinning of male and female animal heads.
Ralph Jackson's research led to proper recognition of the type, and subsequently the British Museum has built up the largest single collection (160 ... Read more
Cosmetic sets are small two-piece bronze toilet implements for the preparation of mineral powders, probably colourings for the eyelids and face. Found almost exclusively in Britain, they range in date from the Late Iron Age to the 4th century. An association with fertility is indicated by the crescent shape, by overtly phallic imagery and by the twinning of male and female animal heads.
Ralph Jackson's research led to proper recognition of the type, and subsequently the British Museum has built up the largest single collection (160 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780861591817
SKU
V9780861591817
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Ref
99-13
About Ralph Jackson
Ralph Jackson is a senior curator at the British Museum. Previous publications include Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire; Camerton: A Catalogue of Late Iron Age and Early Roman Metalwork; Excavations at Stonea, Cambridgeshire 1980–85; Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain; and (with Richard Hobbs) Roman Britain.
Reviews for Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain
This book is well written and the text is complemented by excellent colour plates, clear graphics and an easy to navigate, illustrated catalogue of 625 components. It makes a very valuable contribution to Iron Age and Roman scholarship and it should be on the bookshelves of all those studying these periods, especially those interested in the continuity of practice and ... Read more