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Egyptomania Ashtray

Applied Arts
Inventory number
2022.1.19.4ab.AA.OT.C1925.XX
Description
Brass ashtray of Egyptian inspiration. A pharaonic bust on a symbol of Horus dominates the flare forming the ash receptacle. This has two small ears. The ashtray is tilted upwards by two wing-shaped supports.

The symbol of Horus is fanciful, and the pharaoh wears a nemes with a cobra and vulture head. It was inspired by Howard CARTER's discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1924. This exhumation in the Valley of the Kings triggered a major craze in Europe for ancient Egypt.
 
Material
Brass
Origin
circa 1925 Europe
Dimensions
Width : 13 cm
Length : 12.5 cm
Height : 12.7 cm