plaque
Object NamePlaque
Made FromGlass
Date1940-1949
Place Madepossibly Czechoslovakia
Techniquecast from crushed frit, prob.
SizeOverall H: 3.9 cm, W: 2.8 cm
Accession Number86.3.1
Credit LineGift of W. Bastiaan Blok
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque glass pastes of medium blue, deep blue, white, grey, black, red, reddish-brown, yellow and flesh pink; probably cast from crushed frit, not true mosaic glass technique. Flat rectangular plaque; on medium blue ground, falcon-headed figure of Horus with flesh-pink skin, yellow beak and deep blue eye, wearing black headdress, red pectoral and bands on upper arms, brown bands on wrists, and tunic of deep blue, red and grey, stands facing left with white staff in right hand and unidentified small white object in left hand; scene is framed in brown, yellow and red striped border.Provenance
Former Collection
W. Bastiaan Blok
