ostrich egg

 

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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