Egyptian 18th Dynasty wood spoon handle with tilapia fish
£485.00
A soft-wood spoon or utensil handle with carved decoration. The base of the handle starts with a scrolling papyrus column which rises into a lotus blossom and supports a tilapia fish. The mouth of the tilapia fish is pierced in order to hold a further section, most likely a spoon bowl.
Culture
Egypt, New Kingdom, XVIIIth Dynasty, c. 1570-1293 BC
Size
12.8 x 3.7 cms
Condition
Losses and wear as shown, the wood is soft but stabile
Provenance
Ex. private collection, Paris, France; inherited by family descent from the collection of an Egyptologist formed in the mid 20th Century.
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