inlay
Object NameInlay of Male Face in Relief
Made FromGlass
Date399-1 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquemolded, inlaid
SizeOverall H: 2.7 cm, W: 1.8 cm, Th: 1 cm
Accession Number79.1.180
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque turquoise blue glass, with opaque white, dark blue and black inlays; molded, eye and eyebrow inlaid. Face of male, in profile, looking to right; features chubby and shown in relief; dark blue eyebrow and dark blue, white, and black eye are inlaid.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
399-1 BCE
about 399-300 BCE
1850-1910