Cosmetic spoon with a handle in the shape of an ankh
Middle Kingdom
Probably intended for use as a cosmetic spoon, this example exhibits a very rare style. Its handle is shaped as an ankh, the hieroglyphic sign translating as "life" or "to live." The spoon's bowl is taken from the shape a valve of a local freshwater mollusk. Such shells were also used by scribes in their work.
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Jewelry from the Haraga Treasure, United at the Met
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