Essays on archaeological subjects, and on various questions connected with the history of art, science, and literature in the Middle Ages (1861)
Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877 · London, Smith · leaf 145
ans. The general form ofthese hair-pins is represented in Fig. 22, whichis one of the least ornamental examples. The interments of the Anglo-Saxon ladiesare generally accompanied with a number ofarticles of utility, as well as of ornament. 22. Ilair-By a ladys side we usually find the remains,… … 23. Tweezers, from Kingston Down. articles, small tweezers, intended for the eradicationof superfluous hairs, which are so common, that it ise\idcnt that the practice of dcpilation prevailed gene-rally among the Anglo-Saxon ladies. Other instru-ments have evidently served for car-picks and…
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