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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. This delicately carved human face would have decorated an elaborate ivory cosmetic spoon.
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154259
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Face from a Cosmetic Spoon
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154259
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Face from a Cosmetic Spoon
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. This delicately carved human face would have decorated an elaborate ivory cosmetic spoon.
date
1391–1353 BCE
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en
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Q60763364
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Cosmetic Objects
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1
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import
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Overall: 4 x 2.3 cm (1 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
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Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE)
accession
1988.7
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ivory
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Face from a Cosmetic Spoon, 1391–1353 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE). Ivory; overall: 4 x 2.3 cm (1 9/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1988.7
collection
Egypt - New Kingdom
citations
citation
“The Year in Review for 1988.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 76, no. 2 (February 1989): 30–75.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 68, no. 12
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
Reproduced: p. 303; Mentioned: p. 303
creditline
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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2026-05-29 07:58:35.138000
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154259
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Egypt - New Kingdom
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ivory
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