Cosmetic spoon with a handle in the shape of an ankh ca. 1887-1750 BC Middle Kingdom Probably intended for use as a cosmetic spoon, this example exhibits a very rare style. Its handle is shaped as an ankh, the hieroglyphic sign translating as "life" or "to live." The spoon's bowl is taken from the shape a valve of a local freshwater mollusk. Such shells were also used by scribes in their work.Link to a blog postJewelry from the Haraga Treasure, United at the Met. Cosmetic spoon with a handle in the shape of an ankh. ca. 1887-1750 BC. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Haraga, Cemetery A, Tomb 124

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Cosmetic spoon with a handle in the shape of an ankh ca. 1887-1750 BC Middle Kingdom Probably intended for use as a cosmetic spoon, this example exhibits a very rare style. Its handle is shaped as an ankh, the hieroglyphic sign translating as "life" or "to live." The spoon's bowl is taken from the shape a valve of a local freshwater mollusk. Such shells were also used by scribes in their work.Link to a blog postJewelry from the Haraga Treasure, United at the Met. Cosmetic spoon with a handle in the shape of an ankh. ca. 1887-1750 BC. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Haraga, Cemetery A, Tomb 124

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