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Auriscalp (Ear Pick)
Lost Art-ID
529622

Artist
Title
Auriscalp (Ear Pick)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Bronze) / cast
Height
10.20 cm
Weight
6.00 g
Inventory number
ZV 557
Description
A long, thin, round or angular stem tapers sharply at the end and carries the round spoon at the top, which is flat or hollow and sits at an angle.
Provenance
1885 from the collection of Dr. Dressel, Rome. Inventory ZV 458-2814 (1886-1919 / 20). Not listed in the 1950 inventory.
Literature / Source
Literatur: Spezialberichte über die Verwaltung der Königl. Sammlungen im Jahre 1886, S. 3.
Treu, in: AA 1889, S. 107: "Ohrlöffel, Sonden, Pflasterstreicher, Haarzangen".
Müller, Manuskript, Kap. Körperschmuck, S. 7.
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Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
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01067 Dresden
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