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Ostrich-egg cups

Scope note

Lavishly decorated standing cups, generally made in silver or gold, having a bowl, and sometimes also a cover, made of an ostrich shell.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000197053

Broader Terms used

<mounted cups>

Term used for

cups, ostrich-egg

Equivalent Terms used

ostrich-egg cup

Created

12yrs ago

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