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2004.15.46

White hen's egg blown. [JP 25/2/2004]

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2004.15.46

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Collection type
Object
Description
White hen's egg blown. [JP 25/2/2004]
Long description
White hen's egg blown, and then painted with black, yellow and red coloured wax with an image of the Mother of God on one side, a church on the other, and decorative bands of swirls and foliate patterns in between. [JP 25/2/2004]
Geographical reference
Romania
Europe > Eastern Europe > Romania
Bucharest
Cultural groups
Romanian
Person
Maker Cristina Niga
Field collector Gabriel Hanganu
PRM source Gabriel Hanganu
Date / Period
Date made: Before 2003
Date collected
November 2003
Acquisition information
Purchased: 2004
Materials and processes
Material Wax, Material Eggshell, Process Painted, Process Blown
Dimensions
Length x Width 58 x 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2004.15.46 Other numbers: 46

Search terms: Picture and Graphic Art, Religion, Painting

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