Button Item Number: Cd287 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Button (?) with a hemispherical shape carved from a dark brown-black wood. The ends are cut off at nearly right angles to the flat bottom surface and are pierced through with two holes. The surface is carved with seven raised ridges that run from end to end.
Cultural Context
Mortuary
Narrative
The van Haersolte Collection
Item History
- Made in Egypt
- Collected during 1890
- 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
- Button
- Identification Number
- Cd287
- Type of Item
- button
- Material
- ebony wood ?
- Overall
- height 1.2 cm, width 2.4 cm, depth 2.1 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 1890
- Ownership Date
- before April 26, 1956
- Acquisition Date
- on April 26, 1956
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 101
- Accession Number
- 2308/0010