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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Egypt (made)

When joined together these two fragments depict a duck amongst acquatic plants. The incised design is filled in with red and black pigment. These fragments are probably from a casket. These fragments were found at Behnesa in Egypt during the excavations of 1896-7.

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Categories	Africa Containers Plaques & Plaquettes Archaeology
Object type	Panel
Materials and techniques	Carved bone with red-brown and black composition Bone Carved Incising
Brief description	Bone fragment of a panel from a casket, with an incised design of a duck, Egypto-Roman, from Alexandria or Oxyrhynchus (Egypt), 4th century
Physical description	Two fragments of a bone panel from a casket, which when joined together depict a duck amongst acquatic plants. The incised design is filled in with red and black pigment.
Dimensions	At right edge height: 3.7cm Width: 6.1cm Of the entire piece when joined together.
Style	Egypt, Roman Period
Object history	This object was excavated at Behnesa (Oxyrhynchus) during the archaeological season of 1896-1897. It was given to the Museum by the Egypt Exploration Fund.
Production	Egypto-Roman from Oxyrhynchus or Alexandria
Subjects depicted	Duck (Bird) Plants
Summary	When joined together these two fragments depict a duck amongst acquatic plants. The incised design is filled in with red and black pigment. These fragments are probably from a casket. These fragments were found at Behnesa in Egypt during the excavations of 1896-7.
Bibliographic references	List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1897. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1901. pp.268 Longhurst, Margaret, H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. I. London: The Board of Education, 1929. pp.20 Williamson, Paul. Medieval Ivory Carvings. Early Christian to Romanesque. London, V&A Publishing, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2010, pp. 30, 1, cat.no. 1
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	1921-1897

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Record created	September 19, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84382/panel-unknown/

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