Ornament

20965

From: Egypt

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 20965
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt
Section Mediterranean
Materials Metal | Bronze (uncertain) | Copper (uncertain)
Technique Gilded
Iconography Flower
Description

Flower. Bit of stem below, a small sphere at bottom and a large one above. A tight sheath, four sided, from which spring a crowded cluster of petals with jagged outlines. Stamens rise above the petals at center. The basic metal is blackish with many traces of gilding.

Length 4.5 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1898

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