Razor

Unknown

ca. 1550–1458 B.C. · Copper alloy · Egyptian Art

This razor is a type that was in use during the early Eighteenth Dynasty. It has two sharpened edges that were described as "still keen" by the excavator, Howard Carter, who also said that the ancient finger-marks were still visible upon its polished surface. The razor is part of a set of cosmetic implements (26.7.837a–d) that included a mirror, tweezers, a whetstone, and a kohl tube (26.7.1447), all found in a rush basket.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550–1458 B.C.

Medium

Copper alloy

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926