Simpula

Description

Copper alloy ladle (simpula) with a semi-ovoid bowl and long, straight, grooved handle terminating in a goose head: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Abydos, Kom el-Sultan, Late Period, c.664-332 BC

Museum reference

A.1909.608

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Simpula, Ladle

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

Late Period, Ancient Egypt

Style / Culture

Late Dynastic Period, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Copper alloy, Bronze

Collection place(s)

Kom el-Sultan, Abydos, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa EGYPT

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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