Cosmetic spoon with a handle in the shape of an ankh
Object type: Cosmetic spoon; ankh-shaped handle
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Date: ca. 1887–1750 BC
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: L. 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.); W. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); D. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Fayum Entrance Area Haraga
Locale: Cemetery A
Locus: Tomb 124
Excavation: BSAE excavations, 1913-14
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2014
Accession year: 2014
Tags: Cosmetic Tools