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Object NamePectoral or Inlay
Made FromGlass
Date799-1 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
TechniqueCast, retouched
SizeOverall H: 5 cm, W: 5.4 cm, Th: 0.5 cm
Accession Number66.1.15
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque deep lapis lazuli blue, modeled surface often heavily weathered with thick buff crust; cast, some retouching by gouging and drilling. Pectoral in the form of a pylon with deep depressions in baseline, center and entablature presumably for inlays; large central rectangle retains adhesive and green weathering crust presumably from an opaque red inlay, above this a small area in the shape of double wings is preserved; the large rectangle is outlined by a deep relief-cut groove on three sides and a vertical groove at the outermost edges of this panel forms two miniature posts which are drilled for pendant inlays of a crowned ureaus on a column with hieroglyphs above, each serpent faces inward; two small rectangular chips composed of alternating opaque red, turquoise and deep blue glass seem to have been inlays from the horizontal entablature as they correspond in height.Provenance
Source
Wilhelm Henrich
- 1966-02-22
