decorated egg
- Museum number
- 2018,8050.129
- Description
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Easter egg, shell, painted, all over pattern, in dark blue, plant shapes outlined in gold, on a silver ground. Dark blue hanging loop.
- Production date
- 1993
- Dimensions
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Length: 5.90 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- The pattern derives from textiles. The egg would have been hung on an egg tree.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2018
- Acquisition notes
- Acquired by Venetia Newall in 1993 as a gift from a Finnish friend.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 2018,8050.129