Cameo

29-221-557

From: Egypt | Sudan

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-221-557
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Sudan
Culture Area North Africa
Date Made 1869-1870
Section African
Materials Ostrich Egg Shell
Technique Cameo
Description

Circular ostrich egg fragment; thick. Perforated in the center. Design of an eight-pointed star in the center with a dot in and around each point. An undecorated band encircles the star, followed by a thick, outer band with line designs.

Length 0 cm
Width 0 cm
Outside Diameter 8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 557 - Sommerville Number

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