An egg of an ostrich, used for inlays.

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
11154 (none) (none) B16692 Gold Ostrich Shell. Natural size, open at the top to make a vase: Decorated on the base and round rim with incrustation work in shell, lapis, and red stone. All the incrustation had fallen off, but has been partially restored on the analogy of the silver shell and of the real ostrich shells from the same grave.
11155 (none) (none) (none) Silver Ostrich Shell. Originally decorated on base and round the rim with incrustation in shell, lapis, and red stone. All ornament gone: the Shell much distorted and broken.
11782 (none) (none) (none) Ostrich Egg. With pottery foot and rim added to make a vase--the flat top of the mouth and the clay neck and foot are all decorated with mosaic in mother-of-pearl & red paste set in bitumen. Broken and in bad condition.
13563 31-16-543 (none) (none) Ostrich shell. Decorated with triangular strips of inlay, reddish paint applied. Hopelessly smashed.
8519 (none) (none) (none) Clay pot All broken up and shape doubtful: egg-shell ware with a line of light red paint round the shoulder
9255 (none) (none) (none) Ostrich egg Broken and part missing. Decorated at one end with tesselated triangles of white shell alternated by triangles and diamonds of bitumen. There are 5 rows of triangles and above strips of shell 0015 wide and 002 high.
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