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title: Cosmetic Spoon
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4757/cosmetic-spoon/
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updated: 2024-07-19
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# Cosmetic Spoon

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Cosmetic Spoon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4757.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4757.jpg)

## Image Caption

Wooden cosmetic spoon in the form of an *[ankh](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ankh/)*. The stem was depicted as a flowering papyrus stalk held by two figures of [Bes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bes/) (facing inwards). There is a green-blue paste inlay. From the [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of the governor Menena at Sedment, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), 18th Dynasty, 1549-1292 BCE.

The Petrie Museum of [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 23). Cosmetic Spoon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4757/cosmetic-spoon/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cosmetic Spoon." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 23, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4757/cosmetic-spoon/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cosmetic Spoon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4757/cosmetic-spoon/>.

## License & Copyright

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