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Object NameInlay of Eyeliners and Eyebrows
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 399-1 BCE
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquecast, ground, polished
Size(a) L: 6.8 cm; (b) L: 6.9 cm; (c) L: 9.1 cm; (d) L: 9.1 cm
Accession Number91.1.3
Credit LineGift of W. Bastiaan Blok
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionInlay of Eyeliners and Eyebrows. Opaque deep blue glass; cast, ground and polished. (a) Eyeliner, right eye; convex with wide projection from corner; (b) eyeliner, left eye; convex with wide projection from corner; (c) eyebrow(?); right eye(?); solid curved object with inner(?) end broader and rounded, tapering, lightly grooved sides, and outer(?) Opaque deep blue glass; cast, ground and polished. (a) Eyeliner, right eye; convex with wide projection from corner; (b) eyeliner, left eye; convex with wide projection from corner; (c) eyebrow (?); right eye (?); solid curved object with inner (?) end broader and rounded, tapering, lightly grooved sides, and outer (?) end narrow, almost pointed; (d) eyebrow (?); left eye (?); solid curved object with inner (?) end broader and rounded, tapering, lightly grooved sides, and outer (?) end narrow, almost pointed.Provenance
Source
W. Bastiaan Blok
- 1991-12-10
