Ostrich Shell Vessel

ca. 1st millennium B.C.E.

Photograph courtesy of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York

Caption

Ostrich Shell Vessel, ca. 1st millennium B.C.E.. Eggshell, metal, 8 x 4 3/4 in. (20.3 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano, 2015.65.35. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Photograph courtesy of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, CUR.2015.65.35_Sackler_Foundation_image.jpg)

Title

Ostrich Shell Vessel

Date

ca. 1st millennium B.C.E.

Geography

Place made: Iran

Medium

Eggshell, metal

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

8 x 4 3/4 in. (20.3 x 12.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, NYC, in memory of James F. Romano

Accession Number

2015.65.35

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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