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Object Name29 Inlays
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 99-1 BCE
Place Madepossibly Egypt, Dandarah
Techniquecast, ground
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number74.1.11
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque blue, red and white glass, some backed with green, bubbly glass having many impurities, opaque glasses are bubbly pitted and have silvery iridescence unless otherwise indicated below; elements are cast in an open mold and have been ground on edges, a band 8 mm high. The group consists of four drop-shape inlays of opaque red (1-4), five opaque blue (5-9), two triangular inlays, opaque red (10-11), one circle, opaque red (12), two rectangular strips, opaque red (13-14), one strip, opaque blue (15), five trilobed inlays (probably the base of the lotus flower), opaque white (16-20), five diamond-shape inlays, opaque white (21-25), two rounded bead-shape inlays, opaque white (26-27), two small drop-shape inlays, opaque white (28-29).Provenance
