Ancient Egyptian spoon from Amarna dated 1352 – 1336 BC

Large roughly fashioned wooden spoon? Long cylindrical handle with a short, narrow, shallow bowl.
Colour: brown

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1922.15.4
  • Material: wood
  • Culture: Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1352 - 1336 BC
  • Object name: spoon
  • Dimensions: Length: 362mm , Width: 40mm , Depth: 32mm
  • Published references: Peet T E & Woolley C L City of Akhenaten 1 1923 ( p 79 pl XIX fig 4 bottom right )
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483