Perfume bottle in the form of a trussed duck or goose

Perfume bottle in the form of a trussed duck or goose

Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26
664–525 B.C.
 The body of this slender vessel takes the shape of a plucked duck or goose bound with string and ready for cooking - a familiar theme in Egyptian art. During the Old Kingdom, some tombs were provided with life-size cases shaped like such birds with real food offerings inside, while other tombs contained miniature versions in solid stone. In the Middle Kingdom, perfume and ointment containers in the form of trussed ducks were carved in the beautiful blue stone anhydrite, and that tradition continued into the New Kingdom.

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