2020年4月9日 · Now the 5,000-year-old mystery is closer to being cracked thanks to a pioneering study of a collection of five decorated ostrich eggs originally found in the Isis Tomb, an elite burial at Etruscan Vulci (Italy) dated to c. 625–550 BC, now held at the British Museum.

Gold Vessel in the form of an Ostrich Egg. Covered with mosaic of lapis lazuli, red limestone, and the shell bits set in bitumen, this gold version of an ostrich egg was found in PG 779 along with a silver version and a real ostrich eggs.

Included are: the Ram-Caught-in-the-Thicket, Lady Puabi’s lapis lazuli and carnelian jewelry and headdress, an electrum drinking tum­bler, a gold ostrich egg, a silver bull’s head, as well as other treasures, large and small, from this world-famous, 4500 year-old Sumerian collection.

Ostrich Egg. B16692. Location: On Display in the Middle East Galleries. From: Iraq | Ur. Curatorial Section: Near Eastern. View All (21) Object Images. Remove From My Finds -

2020年8月3日 · Decorated ostrich eggs were luxury items in antiquity. They were engraved, painted, and embellished with ivory, precious metals and faience fittings. They have been found primarily in elite...

An inlaid gold vessel in the form of an ostrich egg might have held food and drink. Most of the Sumerian works of art have been excavated from graves. The Sumerians often buried their dead with their most prized objects.

2020年4月8日 · Instead, you'd present them with an egg—an elaborately carved and embellished ostrich eggshell, to be exact. Such oologic offerings have been found inside the tombs of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern elites who lived from about 2500 to 500 B.C.E., equally thrilling and perplexing archaeologists.

Vessels in the Royal Tombs of Ur. top of page. Sumerian Shakespeare. Vessels: Royal Tombs of Ur. Gold drinking tumbler. It looks like gold, but it's actually electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver. Height: 15.2 cm (6 inches). ... This "ostrich egg bowl" is actually made of gold. It is inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red ...

Decorated ostrich eggs were traded around the Medi-terranean during the Bronze and Iron Ages. Research on their origins has focused primarily on decorative techniques and iconography to characterise the pro-ducers, workshops and trade routes, thereby equating decorative styles with cultural identities and geo-graphic locations.

2016年3月21日 · Eggs were found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur dating to 3800 BCE. In archaeological sites of predynastic Egypt (Naqada II period - 3600-3200 BCE) ostrich eggs were found in graves, partially cut and used as containers or placed in graves whole.