Reproduction
Object Category
cosmetic spoons
Description
Wooden toilet spoon in form of an ankh; cross pieces formed by tied lotus flowers, the base (handle) formed of a nude girl with lute standing in a boat, the bow and stern sculpted as duck heads, among tall lotus flowers and buds. Beneath boat, zigzag lines denoting water, and two kinds of fish. Hole for cover to bowl of spoon. From the tomb of the governor Menena at Sedment, cleared in Egypt Exploration Fund excavations directed by Naville; UC14366 from same source.
Collection Place
Sedment
Collection Place Notes
From tomb at Sedment-el-Jebel (as 14366) with scarabs of Amenhotep II and Tuthmosis III.
Publications
- UCL, Conversation Pieces, p.54. p.55
- Capart, Jean, Recueil de monuments egyptiens: cinquante planches phototypiques avec texte explicatif, II, pl.LXX
Production Period
Late Dynasty 18
Material
Dimensions
length: 21 cms
width: 6.35 cms
weight: 35.247 gms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC14365
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
