EGG
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The egg is carved from quartz that is clear in color, with rutiles in silver. The rutiles fill in the inside of the egg. Possibly from Imperial Lapidary works at Ekaterinburg.
- Object name:
- EGG
- Made from:
- Rutilated quartz (sagenite)
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.8
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973