Perfume Vessel in the Shape of Two Trussed Ducks, Late Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 17, ca. 1580–1550 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb near the Ramesseum (?), Mond 1902–1925 perhaps, Anhydrite, eyes inlaid with a porous material inside copper rims, h. 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in); w. 15.3 cm (6 in); d. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in), The flask - delicately carved from the rare stone material anhydrite - has the form of a pair of trussed ducklings placed back-to-back. Their necks arch far from the bodies and the joints of their legs make four little knuckles for the vessel to stad on
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Perfume Vessel, Shape, Two Trussed Ducks, Late Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 17, ca, 1580–1550 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb, Ramesseum, Mond 1902–1925 perhaps, Anhydrite, eyes inlaid, porous material inside copper rims, h, 17.4 cm, 6 7/8, w, 15.3, 6, d, 9.2, 3 5/8, flask, delicately carved, rare stone, material, anhydrite, form, pair, trussed ducklings, placed, back, necks arch, far, bodies, joints, legs, four little, knuckles, vessel, stad
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