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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