Archaeological and Archaeometrical Study of the Cosmetic Remains Contained in a Malacological Pyxis from Augusta Emerita (Mérida, Badajoz)

En el presente artículo se da a conocer un hallazgo excepcional localizado en una de las áreas funerarias de la antigua capital de la Lusitania, Augusta Emerita. Concretamente se analizan funcional, tipológica y arqueométricamente una pixide malacológica que contenía durante el momento de su exhumación restos de su contenido. Además se aprovecha la ocasión para realizar un análisis contextual del hallazgo y se pone en relación con el fenómeno del cuidado femenino en época romanaIn the present article an exceptional finding is presented. This was located in one of the funeral areas of the ancient capital of the Lusitania, Augusta Emerita. Specifically, a malacological pyxis was analyzed functionally, typologically and archaeometrically. It contained remains of its products during the exhumation. In addition, we carry out a contextual analysis of the finding and it is related to the phenomenon of female care in Roman times.