Ornament Item Number: M3.252 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ornament with four components: a) bronze hemisphere with a curled projection at the top; b) a bronze dolphin on a post that passes through a hole at the edge of a disc with projecting tabs around the edge of slightly more than half of the disc; c) losenge-shaped lead weight with an indented line near one pointed end; d) losenge-shaped lead weight, slightly smaller.
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
- Ornament
- Identification Number
- M3.252 a-d
- Type of Item
- ornament
- Material
- lead metal and bronze metal
- Part A
- height 1.6 cm, diameter 2.6 cm
- Part B
- height 2.2 cm, diameter 2.4 cm
- Part C
- height 3.9 cm, width 1.9 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 1890
- Ownership Date
- before April 26, 1956
- Acquisition Date
- on April 26, 1956
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 2308/0200 a-d