Razor
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 18
PERIOD
New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
2 3/16 x 5 13/16 in. (5.5 x 14.8 cm)
Other (handle): 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
05.322
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
PROVENANCE
Archaeological provenance not yet documented; by 1905, acquired by an unidentified dealer in Egypt; 1905, purchased from an unidentified dealer by W. M. Flinders Petrie for the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Bronze razor with curved handle riveted to blade. Rotary type.
Condition: Blade corroded and somewhat encrusted – wide end extensively chipped. Otherwise good.
CAPTION
Razor, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Bronze, 2 3/16 x 5 13/16 in. (5.5 x 14.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.322. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.322_NegL1010-34_print_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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Tell me more.
This is a large razor. Grooming was very important to the ancient Egyptians for both vanity and practical reasons. A razor like this might have been used by a priest as they were known to shave they entire bodies at least for services.
