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Mar 23, 2007
Mar 23, 2007
Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg
Vessel in the Form of an Ostrich Egg
c. 1540–1296 BC
Travertine
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.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.620
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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. Here the fanciful form is an ostrich egg.
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