EGYPTIAN MOTIF BOOKENDS

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

EGYPTIAN MOTIF BOOKENDS

Entry/Object ID

95.13.1.8

Description

Bookends: Pair of bookends decorated with an Egyptian motif. On the face of each bookend there is a base relief image of a sphinx framed by stocks of papyrus blossoms and a lintel bearing the image of Osiris. The back and bottom are plain. Bookends are made of a base metal alloy with a now corroded bronze-type gilded finish. a) right b) left. Overall physical condition and appearance is fair.

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Household Accessory, Bookends, SUBJECTS:

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Object Name

Bookends