martes, 19 de enero de 2016

Decorated ostrich egg

Decorated ostrich egg
Decorated ostrich eggs date mainly from the second millennium BC, and the majority are decorated with dots and white lines, or black zig-zag lines; eggs bearing incised lines, spirals and even animal outlines are much rarer. The egg in Brussels is decorated with 37 engraved spirals, running from the base to the top of the shell. The purpose of this type of object is unknown.
Present location KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS
Inventory number E.2338
Dating MIDDLE KINGDOM (not before); NEW KINGDOM
Archaeological Site UNKNOWN
Category OSTRICH EGG
Material SHELL (OSTRICH EGG)
Technique ENGRAVED
Height 14 cm
Width 11 cm
Bibliography•S. Hendrickx, in T. Phillips, Africa. The Art of a Continent (Exposition Londres 1995), Munich-New York-Londres 1995, 78 n° 1.37
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