| Object Number | 29-221-557 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Sudan |
| Culture Area | North Africa |
| Date Made | 1869-1870 |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Ostrich Egg Shell |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Description | Circular ostrich egg fragment; thick. Perforated in the center. Design of an eight-pointed star in the center with a dot in and around each point. An undecorated band encircles the star, followed by a thick, outer band with line designs. |
| Outside Diameter | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 557 - Sommerville Number |
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