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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Dish in the Form of a Duck

ca. 1336–1292 B.C.E.

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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. 1336–1292 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 2 7/8 × 5 13/16 × 5 3/4 in. (7.3 × 14.7 × 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 11.665. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Dish in the Form of a Duck

Date

ca. 1336–1292 B.C.E.

Dynasty

late Dynasty 18

Period

New Kingdom

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Egyptian alabaster (calcite)

Classification

Cosmetic

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

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