Perfume Vessel in the Shape of Two Trussed Ducks

Unknown Artist

ca. 1580–1550 B.C.

Perfume Vessel in the Shape of Two Trussed Ducks by Unknown Artist

Medium

Anhydrite, eyes inlaid with a porous material inside copper rims

Dimensions

h. 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in); w. 15.3 cm (6 in); d. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in)

Classification

Bottle, perfume, trussed ducks

Period

Late Second Intermediate Period

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1927

Accession Number

27.9.1

Tags

Ducks

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