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title: Renaissance Egg by Fabergé
author: Ninara
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# Renaissance Egg by Fabergé
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## Image File
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## Image Caption
The 1894 Renaissance Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by [Tsar](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tsar/) [Alexander](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Alexander/) III (r. 1881-1894) to his wife Marie Feodorovna. The egg is made of opaque agate with enameled [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) mounts. The egg measures 13.5 cm (5.3 in) in length.
Fabergé Museum, St. Petersburg.
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