id: 154259 accession number: 1988.7 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.7 updated: Face from a Cosmetic Spoon, 1391–1353 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC), reign of Amenhotep III. Ivory; overall: 4 x 2.3 cm (1 9/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1988.7 title: Face from a Cosmetic Spoon title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1391–1353 BC creation date earliest: -1391 creation date latest: -1353 current location: 107 Egyptian creditline: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund copyright: --- culture: Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC), reign of Amenhotep III technique: ivory department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Egypt - New Kingdom type: Cosmetic Objects find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 4 x 2.3 cm (1 9/16 x 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Year in Review for 1988 opening date: 1989-03-01T05:00:00 The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA, 4 March-14 May 1989, The Year in Review for 1988, cat.: CMA Bulletin 76, no. 2 (February 1989), no. 12 --- PROVENANCE Purchased from James Ede, Charles Ede, Ltd, London 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. This delicately carved human face 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. 303 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.7/1988.7_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.7/1988.7_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.7/1988.7_full.tif