Cameo

29-221-561

From: Egypt | Sudan

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 29-221-561
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, slightly curved ostrich egg fragment; thick. Design of a central, four-legged animal with a pointed face and two chevrons around its neck. A smaller, similar figure is depicted above its back leg.

Length 8.1 cm
Width 3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 561 - Sommerville Number

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