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TILAPIA-SHAPED SLATE SPOON
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TILAPIA-SHAPED SLATE SPOON
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
TILAPIA-SHAPED SLATE SPOON
Egyptian art, New Kingdom, 1539–1069 BC.
A make-up spoon in the shape of a Tilapia nilotica fish, with finely engraved scales and fins; the body is hollowed out to form the spoon bowl.
Length: 13 cm
Provenance: Former Swiss collection, 1950s
Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 26 May 2011: lot 114 (ill.)
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA739)
Bibliography: Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archaeology, Paris, 26 May 2011, lot 114
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 30 and 85
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 19, figs. 16 and 76
An Egyptian schist cosmetic spoon in the shape of a Tilapia nilotica fish,
New Kingdom, 1539–1069 BC.
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