Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a Dish

Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a Dish

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This cosmetic spoon depicts a swimming woman holding a container shaped like an antelope in front of her. The top of the container was originally attached with a peg that allowed it to swing open. The compartment inside would have held some sort of cosmetic.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a DishCosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a DishCosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a DishCosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a DishCosmetic Spoon in the Shape of Swimming Woman Holding a Dish

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.