SOAPSTONE BLUSH SPOON Egyptian art, attributed to the New Kingdom A spoon, known as a "swimmer's spoon", with the naked body of a female figure forming the handle, her arms stretched out in front holding a spoon. Head incomplete. Fracture. Height 14 cm high Origin : Former collection of a Parisian couple since the 1970s Galerie Chenel, Paris Collection of an amateur from Marseilles, acquired in 2016 Bibliography : Galerie Chenel, Aesthetica - the science of beauty, 15 April to 18 June 2016, p. 9 An Egyptian steatite cosmetic spoon, attributed to the New Kingdom