Egyptology

 

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Duck cosmetic box

The wings of this charming cosmetic container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. The eyes were once inlaid. The pintail duck is one of Egypt's most common species of waterfowl and was a popular decorative motif. 

DATE

DESCRIPTION

NARRATIVE

11/16/1982

Treatment

cleaned; examined for condition

8/06/1998

Examination

survey

Reverend Wiliam MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922, no. 703; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase [from unknown dealer in Paris]; Walters Art Museum, 1931.

PERIOD

1550-1196 BC (New Kingdom) 

MEDIUM

hippopotamus ivory, elephant ivory, bone 

(Ivory & Bone)

MEASUREMENTS

2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 8 1/16 in. (7 x 6.6 x 20.5 cm)

Reproduced from Mirette BakirEgyptology

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