Antiquité égyptienne du musée du Louvre. Cuiller à fard : jeune fille nageant. Bois, Ivoire
Egyptian antiquity in the Louvre Museum. Make-up spoon: young girl swimming. Wood & ivory
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Very strange, but quite lovely in its own way.
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