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Inlay (leg from figure)

Inlay (leg from figure)

 
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Object Name: 
Inlay (leg from figure)
Department
Ancient
Place Made: 
Egypt
Date: 
399-1 BC
Color
AAT
deep blue
Technique
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casting
AAT
cut glass
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ground glass
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.9 cm, W: 3.8 cm, Th: 1 cm
Accession Number: 
95.1.68
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Jerome Strauss
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Deep blue, opaque glass; cast, cut, ground, and polished. Inlay, with front in low relief, and sides and back plain. Lower part of human leg and foot shown in profile to left. Knee is bent and, if foot was intended to stand on ground line, leg is thrust slightly forward; visible surfaces polished, and toes indicated by short transverse cuts. Sides are ground smooth but not polished. Back has uneven surface, with no trace of cold working and mold material (?) in fissure.
Inscription
A31 on back at knee in green
Provenance
Strauss, Jerome, Source to 1979

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