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Object NameInlay (hand from figure)

Made FromGlass

Date399-1 BCE

Place MadeEgypt

Techniquecast, probably cut, ground, polished

SizeOverall W: 1.4 cm, Th: 0.9 cm, L: 3.6 cm

Accession Number95.1.69

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionDeep blue, opaque glass; cast; probably cut, ground, and polished. Inlay, with front in low relief, and sides and back plain. Human hand shown in profile raised to right. Fingers are long and extended, with clear gap between first finger and thumb; visible surfaces highly polished, and gaps between fingers and thumb indicated by V-shaped cuts. Sides are ground smooth but not polished. Back has uneven surfaces, with only small amount of grinding.

Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979