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Object NameInlay Eyeliner
Made FromGlass
Date685-525 BCE (possibly later)
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquecased, tooled
SizeOverall H: 2.8 cm, W: 6.5 cm
Accession Number76.1.70
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque white cased with translucent deep blue glass, pitted, bubbly with thin iridescent film on surface; cased and tooled. Element is a liner for the left eye of a mummy case or mask, retaining stylized tear duct while elaborate horizontal decoration at outer edge of eye is broken away.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
