EARTHENWARE BLUSH SPOON Levantine art, 16th century BC Cup-shaped spoon, engraved on the reverse in slight relief with a hand, the handle in the shape of a curved duck's neck. Fracture. Length: 13 cm Diameter: 8.3 cm Related bibliography : YON Marguerite, Au pays de Baal et d'Astarté : Exposition, Paris, Musée du Petit Palais, 26 October 1983-8 January 1984, p.172, n°194 SCHAEFFER Claude F.-A., " Les fouilles de Ras Shamra-Ugarit ", Syria, Tome 19 fascicule 3, 1938, p.241, pl. XXII BULTE Jeanne, Revue d'Egyptologie, tome 59, 2008, ""Offering spoons" in earthenware and stone, messengers of well-being and prosperity". Provenance: According to the collection register: M. Homsy, Lebanon Private collection of Mrs C., acquired on 7 May 1973 Accompanied by a thermoluminescence test, Archeolabs TL, 2005 This delicate blush spoon is a fine example of the Egyptian toilet instruments made from precious materials such as ivory, earthenware and alabaster, found throughout the Levant from the 16th century BC onwards. For a very similar example, see the catalogue Au pays de Baal et d'Astarté (op. cit.), no. 194. A Levantine faience cosmetic spoon, 16th century B.C. This delicate cosmetic spoon is a fine example of Egyptian-style toiletry instruments made from precious materials such as ivory, faience, or alabaster, which have been found throughout the Levant from the 16th century BCE onward. For a very similar example, see the catalogue Au pays de Baal et d'Astarté (op. cit.), no. 194.