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eye
Artificial eye. Black obsidian set on a white stone. 29mm wide. These were used for coffins or masks. See Berman, L.M., 'Catalogue of Egyptian Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art' 1999 for similar examples and further references. Also, Lucas and Harris, 1962, 'Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries' Chapter 7.
Type of item
- eye
Type of item
- eye
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- W589j
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:58.130Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:36.208Z