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Object NameInlay of Female Leg and Lower Torso
Made FromGlass
Date299-1 BCE (perhaps earlier)
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquecast, drilled, polished, repolished
SizeOverall H: 8 cm, Th: 1 cm
Accession Number72.1.23
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue glass, bubbly; cast, repolished. Supple torso of a young woman broken below chest, retains slightly bulging belly with belly button drilled and polished, careful modeling of side and buttocks as well as knee, lower leg broken away; deep cut in side filled with three squares of opaque orange, each retain an opaque light blue lotus bud with pointed deep blue leaves and long opaque red line along bottom, the three squares are bordered top and bottom with a thin opaque yellow-green strip.
Provenance
Source E. E. Moore - 1972-08-21