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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Button
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Button

Artist Unknown
CultureEgyptian
DateNew Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1335 B.C.E.
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Vieg
Object number74.31.1
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 109
Label TextButton New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1335 B.C.E. Gold Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Vieg 74.31.1 Gold roundels like this blossom-shaped button were sewn onto rich fabrics used in the most important sacred ceremonies, divine feasts, and royal funerals. (The three piercings on the button's rim were used to sew it onto fabric.) The button dates from the reign of Tutankhamen, and similar buttons were discovered in that pharaoh's opulent tomb chamber, sewn to the linen shroud covering the shrine. Exhibition History"The Allure of Ancient Egypt," Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA, June 18 - August 17, 2013.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
Necklace
6th century A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
Sphinx
Late Period, 664-650 B.C.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
Necklace
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
Coffin Fragment
Late Period, Dynasty 25-30, 730-343 B.C.E.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
Coffin head
Dynasty 18, ca.1570-1314 B.C.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
Necklace
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
Ointment Jar
Predynastic - Early Dynastic Period (Dynasties 1-3), ca. 3100-2640 B.C.E.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
Relief of a cow
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Scarab | Bead
No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
Funerary object
Late-Ptolemaic Periods, 730-30 B.C.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
Sphinx
Dynasty 12 (ca. 1985-1773 B.C.) or early Dynasty 18 (ca. 1550-1425 B.C.)
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
Falcon (Horus)
Late Period, Dynasty 26, 664-525 B.C.E.
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