Cosmetic dish in the shape of a dog

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117

This spoon, intended for use as a cosmetic holder, is also a very skilled representation of a dog at rest. The artist, working with a very thin piece of bone, has managed to create the illusion of a sculpture in the round. The spoon side clearly represents the dog's left side, while the back of the spoon is the animal's right side. Another cosmetic spoon in the collection (44.4.55) represents a mouse in a similar fashion.

Cosmetic dish in the shape of a dog, Bone

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view 1(proper left side of dog)

Cosmetic dish in the shape of a dog, Bone
Cosmetic dish in the shape of a dog, Bone
Cosmetic dish in the shape of a dog, Bone
Cosmetic dish in the shape of a dog, Bone
Cosmetic dish in the shape of a dog, Bone

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