inlay
Object NameInlay
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeEgypt, possibly Dandarah
Techniquemosaic glass technique
SizeOverall H: 0.9 cm, W: 3.8 cm, Th: 1 cm
Accession Number74.1.46
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Glass from the Ancient World
Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCanes of opaque blue, red, yellow, white and black glass, pitted and dull on edge; mosaic glass technique. Long rectangular inlay of blue matrix, three vertical red stripes each encased in a thin white band alternate with a double cartouche which reads "The Great House", a phrase which indicates the Pharaoh, the cartouche set is repeated three times, there are four sets of "triglyphs".Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12
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