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LOT 0029
Egyptian Bone Cosmetic Spoon
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-664 B.C.
7 3/4 in. (32 grams, 19.5 cm).
The naked female figure standing on a lotus column and holding an elongated shallow cosmetic spoon above her head.
ProvenanceAcquired in Egypt in the early 20th century.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Cf. Hayes, W.C., The Scepter of Egypt. A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vol 1, New York, 1990 (reprint), p.191, fig.106 (centre, left), for a close parallel (although only the top of papyrus handle preserved) dated to the 18th Dynasty.
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