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Source Description
This miniature spoon with a double-curved end is decorated with a grazing boar on a plinth shown in relief. Over the bowl, a gazelle's head with large eyes is seen "en face" in relief.Spoons are common in the Predynastic period, but the figures carved on this piece are unusual. The animals may be related to the god Seth and the spoon may be some sort of medical-magical instrument.
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Document identity
localId
21870
label
Spoon with Animals
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
21870
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Spoon with Animals
description
This miniature spoon with a double-curved end is decorated with a grazing boar on a plinth shown in relief. Over the bowl, a gazelle's head with large eyes is seen "en face" in relief.Spoons are common in the Predynastic period, but the figures carved on this piece are unusual. The animals may be related to the god Seth and the spoon may be some sort of medical-magical instrument.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 4th millennium BCE (Predynastic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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spoons
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.2
height
1.5
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 13/16 × W: 9/16 × D: 1/4 in. (12.2 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm)
Source extras
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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