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Cosmetic spoon

Abdomen and part of legs of female figure from a swimming girl cosmetic container. Navel shown, legs together. One leg remains to the knee and the other to the foot. Partly broken away at front and much broken away at back.

Abdomen and part of legs of female figure from a swimming girl cosmetic container. Navel shown, legs together. One leg remains to the knee and the other to the foot. Partly broken away at front and much broken away at back.

Object Cosmetic spoon (swimming-girl)
Provenance Abydos, Egypt
Site Cemetery D, North Section
Period Dynasty XVIII, Hatshepsut;
Material Ivory
Subject Egyptology
Ref. No 1900.54:21
Copyrights Bolton Council