Dish in the Form of a Duck
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Object Label
Cosmetic dishes in the form of trussed ducks were made throughout the Eighteenth Dynasty, This example shows the bird with its head turned back; the duck's openwork neck forms the handle of the dish.
Caption
Dish in the Form of a Duck, ca. 1336–1327 B.C.E., ca. 1327–1323 B.C.E., or ca. 1323–1295 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite) or aragonite, 2 7/8 × 5 13/16 × 5 3/4 in. (7.3 × 14.7 × 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 11.665. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.11.665_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
Title
Dish in the Form of a Duck
Date
ca. 1336–1327 B.C.E., ca. 1327–1323 B.C.E., or ca. 1323–1295 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Egyptian alabaster (calcite) or aragonite
Classification
Dimensions
2 7/8 × 5 13/16 × 5 3/4 in. (7.3 × 14.7 × 14.6 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
11.665
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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