Clock, ca. 1885, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Marble, bronze, 18 1/8 x 20 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (46 x 51.1 x 19.7 cm), Metal, Tiffany & Co. (1837–present), Tiffany & Co. marketed this ormolu and marble mantel set in about 1885. The set, consisting of a clock and a pair of decorative obelisks, represents a popular rather than an archaeological idea of Egyptian art: the hieroglyphs on the obelisks and on the sphinxes of the clock would not bear the scrutiny of an Egyptologist
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Clock, ca, 1885, New York, United States, American, Marble, bronze, 18 1/8 x 20 7 3/4, 46 51.1 19.7 cm, Metal, Tiffany & Co., 1837–present, &, Co, marketed, ormolu, marble mantel, set, consisting, clock, pair, decorative obelisks, represents, popular, archaeological idea, Egyptian art, hieroglyphs, obelisks, sphinxes, bear, scrutiny, Egyptologist
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