Toilet Spoon in the Shape of a Bouquet of Flowers
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Object Label
Like many late Eighteenth Dynasty spoons, this example takes the form of a floral bouquet. The decoration includes lotus and papyrus blossoms, marguerites, poppy buds, and a mandrake fruit. In antiquity the lower part of the handle was decorated with the stalks of flowers; some of the original ivory and paste inlays are now missing.
Caption
Toilet Spoon in the Shape of a Bouquet of Flowers, ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.. Wood, horn, paste, 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.605E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Toilet Spoon in the Shape of a Bouquet of Flowers
Date
ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Wood, horn, paste
Classification
Dimensions
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.605E
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