File:Clevelandart 1977.146.jpg
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Summary
Giraffe Head
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| Title |
Giraffe Head |
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| 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 luxurious obsidian and gold beaker hints at the precious contents it once held. Others are fanciful in form, such as an ostrich egg. The god Bes, patron god of cosmetics, himself is the subject of a colorful jar. The delicately carved human face and the head of a giraffe decorated elaborate ivory cosmetic spoons. |
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| Date | -1540 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Ivory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art |
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| Accession number |
1977.146 |
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| Place of creation | Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Marguerite Mallon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 15:42, 21 January 2019 | | 1,409 × 1,761 (1.13 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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