Cosmetic tray

A steatite cosmetic tray in the form of a slaughtered ibex. Details of the horns and tied legs have been carefully carved. The other side of the body has been hollowed out as a bowl.
Present location LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL
Inventory number 56.20.255
Dating NEW KINGDOM ...
Archaeological Site UNKNOWN
Category COSMETIC AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND IMPLEMENTS
Material STEATITE/SOAP STONE
Technique STONE-TECHNIQUE; POLISHED; SCULPTURED

Bibliography•Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley., Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in Liverpool Museum., 1995., 51; pl. 69.
•Aylward M. Blackman., The Nugent and Haggard Collections of Egyptian Antiquities., Journal of Egyptian Archaeology., Volume I, Part IV., 1917., 43, pl.XII
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