Toilet box. Culture: Italian, Venice. Dimensions: Diameter: approx. 3 in. (approx. 7.6 cm). Date: late 15th or early 16th century.This dainty box, which separates into two hemispheres, may have been intended to hold so-called wash balls--potash mixed with various oils and scented with powdered herbs, roots, and flowers then kneaded into a paste and shaped into small balls of soap. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Name: Toilet box. Culture: Italian, Venice. Dimensions: Diameter: approx. 3 in. (approx. 7.6 cm). Date: late 15th or early 16th century.This dainty box, which separates into two hemispheres, may have been intended to hold so-called wash balls--potash mixed with various oils and scented with powdered herbs, roots, and flowers then kneaded into a paste and shaped into small balls of soap. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. - SuperStock
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Toilet box. Culture: Italian, Venice. Dimensions: Diameter: approx. 3 in. (approx. 7.6 cm). Date: late 15th or early 16th century.This dainty box, which separates into two hemispheres, may have been intended to hold so-called wash balls--potash mixed with various oils and scented with powdered herbs, roots, and flowers then kneaded into a paste and shaped into small balls of soap. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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