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Object NameInlay of a Hawk's Head

Made FromGlass

Date299-1 BCE

Techniquecast and mosaic glass technique, polished, wheel-cut

SizeOverall H: 4.3 cm, W: 6.4 cm

Accession Number59.1.57

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Treasures in Glass

The Art of Glass; A Masterson Junior Gallery Exhibition

Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith

Glass from the Ancient World

Place Made

Egypt, possibly Alexandria

Physical DescriptionInlay of a Hawk's Head. Opaque white glass inlaid with translucent medium blue, opaque yellow, opaque brick-red and translucent deep blue glass, some surface pitting; cast and mosaic glass technique, polished and retouched by wheel-cutting. Beak overlaid with yellow, separation of upper and lower beak highlighted by wheel-cut line; eye composed of central deep blue dot surrounded by five alternating bands of white and brick-red, area behind eye highlighted by wheel-cut lines, bone structure above and in front of eye modeled when cast; three large pre-cast elements of medium blue highlight the head of the hawk.
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