Soap dish

Such features include unbreakable materials, non-slip surfaces, rounded edges, and secure installation elements (e.g., wall mount hardware, a suction cup, or non-skid feet).

Depositing or retrieving a slippery bar of soap is facilitated by an open (or semi-open) sided design or by a shallow lip.

[6][7] A soap dish played a role in a seminal event in the 7th century when Byzantine Emperor Constans II (630-668) was assassinated with one.

[8] A classified ad that appeared on 25 March 1820 in the Sydney [Australia] Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser lists auction items that include soap dishes.

Wilkie explains in detail the facts surrounding this soap dish that led her to interpret it to be "a little material embodiment of someone's love for a child".

[15] A pocket-sized metal soap dish emblazoned with two crossed swords that were in use during World War I (1914-1918) is in the special collections of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

A gold-plated soap dish was one of over 60 artifacts from Saddam Hussein's private airport and palace that were returned to Iraq by the US government in March 2015 as part of an Iraqi national project to preserve its cultural heritage.