This silver and enamel Egyptian Revival bookmark was made in Europe in the 1920s. It is a hollow repousse relief depicting a pharoh's head with two ankhs and stylized flowers. The piece is finished in a gilt wash over. It is marked 800 on the back and likely dates to the time when the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb inspired a new Egyptian Revival in design. The enamelled pharoah's head is set on a hinge, so it can be clipped over a page to help secure itself.
- Date:
- 1921 - 1940
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- Materials:
- Gold Wash
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- Materials:
- Silver
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- Materials:
- Enamel
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- Origin:
- Europe
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- Shape:
- Flower
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- Shape:
- Ankh
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- Shape:
- Pharoh
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- Style:
- Egyptian Revival
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