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MINIATURE EGG

Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)

Currently in storage


About this object

The egg is carved from amethyst. The ring at the top is made in gold.

Object name:
MINIATURE EGG
Made from:
Amethyst -- gold
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
early 20th Century
Size:
0.6 cm (1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
21.2
Class:
HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
MARK 56 for gold standard, AB for unknown essayer, another mark in a rectangle Sh K (?) in Cyrillic [On ring]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973