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# Cosmetic-palette

Circular palette or toilet tray, carved in yellow steatite with a carefully grooved rim, projecting moulded lip and a smooth underside. The interior is divided into two compartments by a double row of rocks. In the upper compartment is a representation of Aphrodite chastising Cupid (Eros).

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1–199 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1973-0618-1](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1973-0618-1) · Pramāṇa
