Cameo

29-221-559

From: Egypt | Sudan

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-221-559
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 15 figures surrounding and facing a larger, central figure. Some of the surrounding individuals have pointed faces or pointed heads and some have their arms extended. Most have their legs bent. The central figure is seated with a long object held horizontally across their legs.

Length 8 cm
Width 11 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 559 - Sommerville Number

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