The Indus Civilization c8.18

c8.18

No less than four types of razor were used by the Indus Valley people. The most popular has opposite blades of dissimilar shape at the end of a long rod-like handle. Another kind is L-shaped, and a third has a handle which bends backwards parallel with the blade and terminates in a duck’s head. The fourth type, which is very rare, consists of a long, thin, straight blade with a rounded edge at one end. Possibly some of these razors were used for removing hair from the body as well as from the face, and, to judge from the numbers unearthed, it appears that they were used by both sexes.