Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · cosmetic_object
Handle of a Cosmetic Spoon in the Form of a Leopard New KingdomMalqata
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). l. 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in); w. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in); th. 1.7 cm (11/16 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Subject: Leopards. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.
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