id: 148991 accession number: 1977.146 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.146 updated: 2022-01-04 16:51:00.048000 Giraffe Head, c. 1540-1296 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18. Ivory; overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Marguerite Mallon 1977.146 title: Giraffe Head title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1540-1296 BC creation date earliest: -1540 creation date latest: -1296 current location: 107 Egyptian creditline: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Marguerite Mallon copyright: --- culture: Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 technique: ivory department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Egypt - New Kingdom type: Cosmetic Objects find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1977 opening date: 1977-12-28T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA, 28 December 1977-22 January 1978, The Year in Review for 1977, cat.: CMA Bulletin 65, no. 1 (January 1978), no. 2 --- PROVENANCE Formerly in the collections of Maurice Nahman, Cairo, and Dr. Hans Goedicke, Baltimore date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Both ancient Egyptian men and women loved cosmetics. Unguents, oils, and perfumes made from aromatic plant resins and gums were obtained at great cost from distant lands. The objects identified with cosmetics were given lavish treatment. The delicately head of a giraffe would have decorated an elaborate ivory cosmetic spoon. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 page number: Reproduced: p. 303; Mentioned: p. 304 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1977.146/1977.146_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1977.146/1977.146_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1977.146/1977.146_full.tif