Faience eye socket
- Accession Number
- AR50/2877
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Tomb equipment, Coffin/sarcophagus/cartonnage, Artificial eye
- Material
- Faience
- Provenance
- Egypt, Armant
- Measurements
- Height: 14mm | Length: 37mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
-
Eye socket in faience for a coffin or statue. It was found at Armant (High Desert).
- Bibliography
-
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.
- Previous Owners
- Egypt Exploration Society | University College London
- Excavation Details
-
Egypt Exploration Society
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 24 Jul 2020