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Source Description
The wings of this charming cosmetic container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. The eyes were once inlaid. The pintail duck is one of Egypt's most common species of waterfowl and was a popular decorative motif.
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Document identity
localId
13782
label
Duck Cosmetic Box
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
7
Source metadata
id
13782
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Duck Cosmetic Box
description
The wings of this charming cosmetic container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. The eyes were once inlaid. The pintail duck is one of Egypt's most common species of waterfowl and was a popular decorative motif.
provenance
Reverend Wiliam MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922, no. 703; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase [from unknown dealer in Paris]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1196 BCE (New Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
dressing cases
imageCount
7
pageCount
7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
6.6
depth
20.5
dimensionsRaw
2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 8 1/16 in. (7 x 6.6 x 20.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian?
dynasty
18th-19th Dynasty
med
hippopotamus ivory, elephant ivory, bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
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