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Butterfly Reliefno date

Not on view
Fragment of pale cream stone with shallow relief carving of a four-lobed clover-like form and a radiating cross or star shape connected by a thin line

Unknown, Butterfly Relief, no date, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Miller and Marilyn Miller Deluca, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Butterfly Relief
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
no date
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
4 15/16 x 7 9/16 in. (12.6 x 19.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Miller and Marilyn Miller Deluca
Accession Number
M.80.199.137
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Nazari, Vazrick, and Linda Evans. "Butterflies of Ancient Egypt." Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 69, no.4 (2015): 242-267.