This Egyptian artifact’s inspired eggshell, Aegyptus XIX depicts a palm tree, a temple and a shrine. It is part of the collection Kyanomorpha of hand-painted eggs.
Kyanomorpha is a series of painted eggs with two dominating colours, as the name suggests: kyano (blue) and white. The technique is similar to pâte-sur-pâte of the porcelain decoration. A short film was created during the process. Watch how these hand-painted eggshells were made: “Creating Forms”.
You can visit the virtual exhibition of the collection here:
Eternity was in our eyes and lips.
Let Rome in Tiber melt, and the wide arch
Of the ranged empire fall! Here is my space!
Kingdoms are clay!
Antony and Cleopatra Act I, Scene V
