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Both men and women seem to have been obsessed with hair removal. A large collection of artifacts including at least some of the fifty pairs of tweezers found at the new Roman exhibit in Wroxeter. Other objects include perfume bottles, make-up applicators, amulets to ward off evil, and a strigil.
 

https://www.popsci.com/science/roman-empire-england-hair-removal-tweezers/?amp

Information about the Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum in Wroxeter, England:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viroconium_Cornoviorum


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