Object Number | 29-221-562 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Egypt | Sudan |
Culture Area | North Africa |
Date Made | 1869-1870 |
Section | African |
Materials | Ostrich Egg Shell |
Technique | Cameo |
Description | Rectangular ostrich egg fragment; thick. Design of 10 figures surrounding and facing a larger, central figure. Some of the surrounding individuals have pointed faces, some have their arms extended and some are holding long objects. Most have their legs bent. The central figure is standing upright. |
Length | 7.2 cm |
Width | 9.6 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 562 - Sommerville Number |
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