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Both ancient Egyptian men and women loved cosmetics. Unguents, oils, and perfumes made from aromatic plant resins and gums were obtained at great cost from distant lands. The objects identified with cosmetics were given lavish treatment. The luxurious obsidian and gold beaker hints at the precious contents it once held. Others are fanciful in form, such as an ostrich egg. The god Bes, patron god of cosmetics, himself is the subject of a colorful jar. The delicately carved human face and the head of a giraffe decorated elaborate ivory cosmetic spoons.
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Document identity
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152161
label
Spouted Bowl
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object
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1
Source metadata
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152161
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object
title
Spouted Bowl
description
Both ancient Egyptian men and women loved cosmetics. Unguents, oils, and perfumes made from aromatic plant resins and gums were obtained at great cost from distant lands. The objects identified with cosmetics were given lavish treatment. The luxurious obsidian and gold beaker hints at the precious contents it once held. Others are fanciful in form, such as an ostrich egg. The god Bes, patron god of cosmetics, himself is the subject of a colorful jar. The delicately carved human face and the head of a giraffe decorated elaborate ivory cosmetic spoons.
date
c. 2573–2454 BCE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60749684
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Vessels
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); Diameter of mouth: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
cul
Egypt, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 4
accession
1985.108
Source extras
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anorthosite gneiss
tombstone
Spouted Bowl, c. 2573–2454 BCE. Egypt, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 4. Anorthosite gneiss; diameter: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. and various donors by exchange, 1985.108
collection
Egypt - Old Kingdom
citations
citation
Kozloff, Arielle P. “Egyptian Stone Vessels in Cleveland.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 73, no. 8 (October 1986): 327–339.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 328-329, figs. 4-5
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 2
citation
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
page_number
Mentioned: p. 144; Reproduced: p. 144
creditline
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. and various donors by exchange
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2026-05-29 07:51:49.635000
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152161
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Egypt - Old Kingdom
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anorthosite gneiss
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photo
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