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| Size 81 x7 mm |
Small tweezers belonged as epilation tweezers (tricholabis, vulsella) in every make-up case! They are therefore among the most common finds and can only be considered as surgical instruments if they are found in a medical context (doctor's grave, accompanying instruments).
From Egypt, the Roman troops several times overslept trachoma throughout the empire; a bacterial disease that led to suppuration of the eyes and blindness - still a topic in the Orient. The trachoma with its ingrown eyelashes may explain the large number of tweezers that are found as a grave supplement: they were used to epilate the eyelids (!)
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