retour The manorial residence
of Rubercy (Calvados)

Tweezers for removing hair

second half of the 12th century

This pair of hair removing tweezers is made from a sheet of cuprous alloy, folded back on itself. The exterior faces of the object are decorated with dots in intertwining shapes.

Dimensions of the object
 L. 38 mm ; l. maxi. 5 mm

Bibliography
- Lorren C, Le Château de Rubercy (Calvados) : étude de la demeure principale (c. 1150-1204)  - Archéologie médiévale, VII, 1977, p. 109-178
- Lorren C, La demeure seigneuriale de Rubercy (milieu du XIIe - début du XIIIe s.)  - Château Gaillard, VIII, colloque de Bad-Muenstereifel, 30 août-4 sept. 1976. Caen : 1977, p. 185-192
- Lorren C, The castle of Rubercy (Calvados) c.1150-1204  - British archaeological reports, International series 121, 1981, p. 103-125

Location
Musée de Normandie, Caen, Calvados
D 87 1 028,  Dépôt DRAC de Basse Normandie