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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Cosmetic Pestle
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Cosmetic Pestle

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date3000-300 BCE
MediumIvory
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions3 1/4 x 7/16 x 7/16 in., 6 g (8.2 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm, 3/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.1014
ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, purchased from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Pestle
1539-1077 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Fish Shaped Cosmetic Palette
3500-3350 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Rhomboid Cosmetic Palette
4000-3500 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cosmetic Tube with Lid
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
© Bruce M. White, 2006.
Hedgehog Cosmetic Pot
664-180 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cosmetic Spatula
1539-1292 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cosmetic Vessel
2543-2120 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cosmetic Vessel
1539-1077 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cosmetic Vessel Lid
1980-1760 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cosmetic Vessel
1939-1760 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Cosmetic Spoon
1500-750 BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
Head of an Ibex from a Cosmetic Spoon
1539-1292 BCE