<em>Fragment of a Winged Sun Disk</em>, 305 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Glass, 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (1.8 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 11.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.11.684_wwg8.jpg)

Fragment of a Winged Sun Disk, 305 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Glass, 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (1.8 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 11.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.11.684_wwg8.jpg)

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Fragment of a Winged Sun Disk

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

MEDIUM Glass

Place Made: Egypt

DATES 305 B.C.E.–100 C.E.

PERIOD Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period

DIMENSIONS 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (1.8 x 4.2 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 11.684

CREDIT LINE Museum Collection Fund

PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented; by March 1911, acquired by Michael Kasira; March 18, 1911, purchased in Egypt from Michael Kasira by Colonel Robert B. Woodward for the Brooklyn Museum.

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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Left wing of mosaic glass probably from a winged sunk disk figure. Red, blue, and yellow. Condition: One end of wing missing, otherwise perfect.

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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view on the 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

CAPTION Fragment of a Winged Sun Disk, 305 B.C.E.–100 C.E. Glass, 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (1.8 x 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 11.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.11.684_wwg8.jpg)

IMAGE installation, West Wing gallery 8 installation, CUR.11.684_wwg8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006

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