TILAPIA-SHAPED SLATE SPOON
TILAPIA-SHAPED SLATE SPOON
Egyptian art, New Kingdom, 1539–1069 B.C.
A makeup spoon shaped like a Tilapia nilotica fish, with finely engraved scales and fins; the body is hollowed out to form the spoon bowl.
Length: 13 cm
Provenance: Former Swiss collection, 1950s
Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, May 26, 2011: lot 114 (ill.)
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA739)
Bibliography: Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archaeology, Paris, May 26, 2011, lot 114
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 30 and 85
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 19, figs. 16 and 76
An Egyptian schist cosmetic spoon in the shape of a Tilapia nilotica fish,
New Kingdom, 1539–1069 B.C.
TILAPIA-SHAPED SLATE SPOON
Egyptian art, New Kingdom, 1539–1069 B.C.
A makeup spoon shaped like a Tilapia nilotica fish, with finely engraved scales and fins; the body is hollowed out to form the spoon bowl.
Length: 13 cm
Provenance: Former Swiss collection, 1950s
Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, May 26, 2011: lot 114 (ill.)
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA739)
Bibliography: Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archaeology, Paris, May 26, 2011, lot 114
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 30 and 85
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 19, figs. 16 and 76
An Egyptian schist cosmetic spoon in the shape of a Tilapia nilotica fish,
New Kingdom, 1539–1069 B.C.
