Cameo

29-221-312

From: Persia

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 29-221-312
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Persia
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ostrich Egg Shell
Technique Cameo
Description

Rude Persian cameo carved on ostrich shell to represent the consultation of a dervish patriarch. Trees and mountains in the background.

Sommerville: Rude Persian cameo on ostrich egg-shell--Apparently representing a consultation with a dervish patriach. The oval dervish cabalistic bowl in the foreground lends color to this explanation.

Length 6.5 cm
Width 8.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 312 - Sommerville Number | 1637 - Sommerville Amulet/Talisman Number

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