Handle of a Cosmetic Spoon in the Form of a Leopard

Unknown

ca. 1390–1352 B.C. · Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) · Egyptian Art

This fragment originally formed the handle of a cosmetic spoon. Carved from Egyptian alabaster, it depicts a leaping feline. It was excavated by the Museum at the site of Malqata in western Thebes.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Medium

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1911