Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a Dish

Unknown

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

This cosmetic spoon depicts a swimming woman holding a container shaped like an antelope in front of her. The top of the container was originally attached with a peg that allowed it to swing open. The compartment inside would have held some sort of cosmetic.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Medium

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), steatite

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1926