21924http://www165.123.244.137/subject/21924/MuseumBritish MuseumObject TypeJarsSeason Number05: 1926-1927MaterialLapis LazuliMaterialShellU Number8244Description (Modern)UE 2 p. 530: 'Ostrich-shell (broken) cut open at one end and used as a vase; the rim and base encrusted with small tesserae, squares, and triangles, of shell, lapis-lazuli, and pink paste (or limestone?). Cf. U. 9255, PL. 156. PG/189. (L. BM. 123665.) (P. CBS. 16743.)'Description (Catalog Card)Inscribed Ostrich Egg. Ostrich Egg all broken, it had been excavated with mother of pearl, lapis, and lumanae or red-paste for order etc. see field notes. Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 189Material (Catalog Card)ShellMaterial as described by WoolleyMaterial (Catalog Card)Lapis lazuliMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (BM Big Number)123556Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1928,1009.526Data collected by British Museum research team.