Toilet Spoon with Long Handle and Bowl

395 B.C.E.–30 C.E.

Caption

Toilet Spoon with Long Handle and Bowl, 395 B.C.E.–30 C.E.. Iron, shell, L: 7 1/16 x 1 1/2 x 7 1/16 in. (18 x 3.8 x 17.9 cm) Bowl: 1 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (3.7 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.622E.

Title

Toilet Spoon with Long Handle and Bowl

Date

395 B.C.E.–30 C.E.

Period

Roman Period

Geography

Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt

Medium

Iron, shell

Classification

Cosmetic

Dimensions

L: 7 1/16 x 1 1/2 x 7 1/16 in. (18 x 3.8 x 17.9 cm) Bowl: 1 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (3.7 x 4.8 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.622E

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