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Face from a Cosmetic Spoon
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFace 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
