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Scarab: Antelope with Foliage (sw.t-plant) Motif, Egypt

Scarab: Antelope with Foliage (sw.t-plant) Motif, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period - early New Kingdom, Dynasties 15-18 (about 1650-1295 BCE)

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A painting from the tomb of Ity

A painting from the tomb of Ity. Baskets of grain are taken to the granary by a donkey. When they arrive, porters carry the baskets to the charge-hole. In a separate scene three domesticated antelopes are feeding. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 1st Intermediate /c.2181-2040BC. Place of Origin: Gebelein. Material Size: Painting on limestone. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Turin. Location: 94

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Cosmetic spoon in the form of a trussed antelope

Cosmetic spoon in the form of a trussed antelope. Bowls of this type, used in life for the application of makeup and ointments, were often placed in tombs to accompany the deceased in the afterlife. Eye makeup of ground malachite mixed with fat had a medicinal as well as cosmetic function. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 18th dynasty c. 1550-1295BC. Material Size: wood, l=11.7cms. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Egyptian Museum, Berlin. Location: 38

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