Recumbent Jackal, ca. 525–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in. (2.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1238E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1238E_wwg8.jpg)
Recumbent Jackal, ca. 525–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in. (2.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1238E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1149E_37.1154E_37.1238E_37.1239E_37.1314E_37.1317E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)
Recumbent Jackal
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
ca. 525–30 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS
1 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in. (2.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.1238E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Glass inlay representing, in relief (rear surface flat), a jackal recumbent upon a flat plinth. The ribs are indicated by grooves; the tail curves up around the haunch. The body is translucent violet; the head is opaque white.
Condition: Small nicks and pits.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view on the 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
CAPTION
Recumbent Jackal, ca. 525–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in. (2.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1238E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1238E_wwg8.jpg)
IMAGE
installation, West Wing gallery 8 installation, CUR.37.1238E_wwg8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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