Ear Ornament Item Number: M3.98 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ear ornament made of five ornamented hemispherical sections joined to each other with a u-shaped hook.
Narrative
The van Haersolte Collection
Item History
- Made in Egypt
- Collected during 1880
- Owned by Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Owned by Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn before April 26, 1956
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller) on April 26, 1956
What
- Name
- Ear Ornament
- Identification Number
- M3.98
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- gold metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast
- Overall
- height 1.4 cm, width 1.6 cm, depth 1.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Previous Owner
- Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn, Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Egypt
When
- Collection Date
- during 1880
- Ownership Date
- before April 26, 1956
- Acquisition Date
- on April 26, 1956
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 101
- Accession Number
- 2308/0249