Name/Title

Quartz Pyramid

Entry/Object ID

2022.22.3

Description

Pyramid carved out of quartz

Use

Gifted to or collected by James Bestor Merritt

Context

Accompanying typewritten letter states: "From the James B. Merritt, 33° collection. Brought from the Holy Land in the year 1900."

Collection

James Bestor Merritt

Cataloged By

Adam Kendall

Acquisition

Accession

2022.22

Source or Donor

James Bestor Merritt

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Continent

Asia

Material

Stone

Location

Location

Cabinet

Cabinet 2 Drawer 1

* Untyped Location

Harry Yetter Research Library

Category

Temporary

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Provenance

Provenance Detail

James Bestor Merritt

Owner/Agent

James Bestor Merritt

Place

* Untyped Place

Oakland, California, California

Acquisition Method

Found

Update Date

January 12, 2023