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Cosmetic spoon with a handle in the shape of an ankh

Unknown Artist

ca. 1887–1750 BC

Cosmetic spoon with a handle in the shape of an ankh by Unknown Artist

Medium

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

Dimensions

L. 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.); W. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); D. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)

Classification

Cosmetic spoon; ankh-shaped handle

Period

Middle Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2014

Accession Number

2014.619.1

Tags

Cosmetic Tools

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