Roman medical, veterinary and pharmaceutical instruments, cosmetics and women’s accessories in the collection of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Among the archaeological objects from the Roman period kept in Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are some that belong to the group of medical, pharmaceutical and veterinary implements, as well as those used as cosmetic accessories. Part of the objects kept in the collection of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina came through acquisitions and gifts, and they originate from territories of Greece, Albania and Croatia. However, major part of the collection make objects obtained through archaeological research works. Analysis of the presented objects shows that all the then known curative methods in medicine, as well as cosmetic accessories when fashion trends are in question, were also used in the inner parts of the Roman province of Dalmatia.