plaque
Object NameMosaic Plaque
Made FromGlass
Date1940-1949
Place Madepossibly Egypt; possibly Eastern Europe
TechniqueProbably fused, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 7.1 cm, W: 7.9 cm, Th: 0.7 cm
Accession Number74.1.42
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Fakes and Forgeries Exhibition
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque multi-colored glass frit, dull and pitted; probably fused, then ground and polished. On a sky blue ground, a black Anubis with red collar and multi-color flail reclines on a greenish yellow pylon, a stylized black uzat eye motif appears on both sides of the brown door frame with a deep blue opening, a multicolor frieze of square elements elaborate the roof, the pylon is outlined in brown a frame of green, black and red elements surround the scene, a second frame of multicolor vertical, horizontal and cross patterns is surrounded by a third thin grey band.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12
Former Collection
King Farouk
