<em>Inlay in the Form of a Royal Head with Separate Crown</em>, 305–30 B.C.E. Glass, 37.1155Ea: Measurements: h. 2.8 cm.; w. 1.2 cm.; d. 0.3 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1155Ea-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1155Eb_overall02.JPG)

Inlay in the Form of a Royal Head with Separate Crown, 305–30 B.C.E. Glass, 37.1155Ea: Measurements: h. 2.8 cm.; w. 1.2 cm.; d. 0.3 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1155Ea-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1155Eb_overall02.JPG)

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Inlay in the Form of a Royal Head with Separate Crown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Glass

Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt

DATES 305–30 B.C.E.

PERIOD Persian Period or Ptolemaic Period

DIMENSIONS 37.1155Ea: Measurements: h. 2.8 cm.; w. 1.2 cm.; d. 0.3 cm. 37.1155Eb: Measurements: h. 1.4 cm.; w. 1.0 cm.; d. 0.5 cm (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1155Ea-b

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION 37.1177Ea Opaque light blue-green glass inlay representing, in relief (the rear surface is flat), a White Crown. Condition: Small pits and scratches on the obverse; dark stains on the reverse. 37.1177Eb Glass inlay (the rear surface is flat) in the form of a male head. The glass is a translucent deep cobalt blue in color. Represented are the face and neck. The piece originally went with 37.1177E- A which is a representation of a White Crown in opaque light green glass. Condition: Small chips; otherwise good.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Inlay in the Form of a Royal Head with Separate Crown, 305–30 B.C.E. Glass, 37.1155Ea: Measurements: h. 2.8 cm.; w. 1.2 cm.; d. 0.3 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1155Ea-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1155Eb_overall02.JPG)

IMAGE overall, CUR.37.1155Eb_overall02.JPG. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023

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