Lower Part of a Shallow Cosmetic Box Containing a Spoon

30 B.C.E.–395 C.E.

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Caption

Lower Part of a Shallow Cosmetic Box Containing a Spoon, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Wood, bronze, gold leaf, Part a, spoon: 3/8 x length 3 11/16 in. (1 x 9.4 cm) Part b, wooden container : 15/16 x 1/4 x Length 6 1/8 in. (2.4 x 0.6 x 15.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.626Ea-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Lower Part of a Shallow Cosmetic Box Containing a Spoon

Date

30 B.C.E.–395 C.E.

Period

Roman Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Wood, bronze, gold leaf

Classification

Cosmetic

Dimensions

Part a, spoon: 3/8 x length 3 11/16 in. (1 x 9.4 cm) Part b, wooden container : 15/16 x 1/4 x Length 6 1/8 in. (2.4 x 0.6 x 15.6 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.626Ea-b

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