Ladle or Shallow Pan in Form of Goose's Neck

ca. 1479–1400 B.C.E.

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Object Label

This object may have served as a ladle or cooking pan. The graceful handle reproduces the curved neck of a goose and recalls similar forms on stone vessels and spoons of the period.

Caption

Ladle or Shallow Pan in Form of Goose's Neck, ca. 1479–1400 B.C.E.. Bronze, 4 9/16 x 9 3/8 in. (11.6 x 23.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 13.1045. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Ladle or Shallow Pan in Form of Goose's Neck

Date

ca. 1479–1400 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 18

Period

New Kingdom

Geography

Place excavated: Abydos, Egypt

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

4 9/16 x 9 3/8 in. (11.6 x 23.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund

Accession Number

13.1045

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