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Alabaster spoon or ladle

1200–1050 BCE
Not on view
The ladle is made of Cypriot stone, but imitates a shape from Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt, where such ladles were made of alabaster and wood.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Alabaster spoon or ladle
  • Period: Late Bronze Age III
  • Date: 1200–1050 BCE
  • Culture: Cypriot
  • Medium: Gypsum (alabaster)
  • Dimensions: WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 1 3/4 × 2 in., 0.3 lb., 5 1/2 in. (4.4 × 5.1 cm, 0.1 kg, 14 cm)
  • Classification: Miscellaneous-Stone Vases
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.5119
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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