Material : Painted ivory, Decorative sintered glass
Acquisition : Gift of Edwards S. Harkness (1926)
XVIIIème dynastie
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Ancient Egypt
Object (Fouet)
Vitrine : 2 (Ref. 2)
Area related
Egypte
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| Description |  |
From the time the horse first entered Egypt, sometime in the seventeenth century B.C., it was prized for its swiftness and its graceful beauty, both of which are captured in this exquisite whip handle.
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