Cosmetic Spoon in the Form of a Swimming Girl, Third Intermediate Period–Kushite Period, Dynasty 21–25, ca. 1070–664 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, l. 16.3 cm (6 7/16 in), Made of faience with bright turquoise glaze, this cosmetic container has a handle in the form of a naked girl holding a rectangular basin in her outstretched arms. Naked except for her black wig, the girl is thought, based on two-dimensional representations that show such figures in a marshy setting, to be swimming
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Cosmetic Spoon, Form, Swimming Girl, Third Intermediate Period–Kushite Period, Dynasty 21–25, ca, 1070–664 B.C, Egypt, Faience, l, 16.3 cm, 6 7/16, faience, bright turquoise glaze, cosmetic container, handle, form, naked girl, holding, rectangular basin, outstretched arms, Naked except, black wig, girl, thought, based, two-dimensional representations, figures, marshy setting, swimming
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