Falcon Amulet

Falcon Amulet

 
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Object Name: 
Falcon Amulet
Department
Ancient
Place Made: 
Egypt
Date: 
699-600 BC
Color
AAT
opaque white glass
Technique
AAT
casting
Material
AAT
glass
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2 cm
Accession Number: 
56.1.70
Location: 
On Display
Description
Opaque white glass, falcon facing left stands on a long horizontal baseline, baseline runs from tail to a point well in front of the legs, badly weathered surface, flat back; cast.
Provenance
Ross, John G., Source
1956
Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) illustrated, p. 159, #350; BIB# 29547

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