Camel-shaped foot rasp
ḥajar al-ḥammām, dalak
1893 | Josef Szombathy
Foot rasps for the removal of callouses from the Upper Egyptian pottery metropolis of Asyut were popular souvenirs among tourists along the Nile. With their characteristic handles in the form of animals or crocodiles, they were a necessary element of every Turkish bath in fin de siècle Europe.
Foot rasps for the removal of callouses from the Upper Egyptian pottery metropolis of Asyut were popular souvenirs among tourists along the Nile. With their characteristic handles in the form of animals or crocodiles, they were a necessary element of every Turkish bath in fin de siècle Europe.
Collection:
Josef Szombathy (1853 Wien - 1943 Wien) DNB
Donation:
Wilhelm von Gutmann (1826 Leipnik (Mähren) – 1895 Wien) DNB
Time:
1893
Entry Date:
1893
Object Name
Camel-shaped foot rasp
Culture
Egypt, Asyut
Material/technology:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
L. 15,5 cm, B. 6,2 cm, H. max 8 cm
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and Siberia
Invs.
47766
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