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Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg
Description
Both ancient Egyptian men and women loved cosmetics. Unguents, oils, and perfumes made from aromatic plant resins and gums were obtained at great cost from distant lands. The objects identified with cosmetics were given lavish treatment. The luxurious obsidian and gold beaker hints at the precious contents it once held. Others are fanciful in form, such as an ostrich egg. The god Bes, patron god of cosmetics, himself is the subject of a colorful jar. The delicately carved human face and the head of a giraffe decorated elaborate ivory cosmetic spoons.
Date -1540
Medium Travertine
Dimensions Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); Diameter of mouth: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); Overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
Current location
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession number
1914.62
Place of creation Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1540-1296 BC
Credit line Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.620

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