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Portrait of King Amenhotep II (?)

Portrait of King Amenhotep II (?)

 
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Object Name: 
Portrait of King Amenhotep II (?)
Department
Ancient
Category
Origins of Glassmaking
Place Made: 
Egypt
Date: 
1426-1400 BC
Color
AAT
deep blue
Technique
AAT
casting
Material
AAT
glass
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4 cm, W: 2.9 cm, D: 3.4 cm
Accession Number: 
79.1.4
Location: 
On Display
Description
Deep blue glass with off-white or light tan surface.
Label Text
Ancient glass sculpture is very rare. This is one of the earliest known glass portraits. It probably shows the head of Amenhotep II, who was ruler of Egypt about 60 years before Tutankhamen. The craft of glassmaking may have been introduced into Egypt during Amenhotep's reign. The head was carefully sculpted, probably with the simplest of tools and considerable effort on the part of the craftsman. Cast in blue glass, the sculpture is now tan in color due to its long burial. Several royal portrait heads in glass are known. They were probably made as parts of composite figures designed to incorporate other materials, such as gold, ivory, and wood.
Provenance
de Benzion, Levi, Former Collection to
Symes, Robin, Source to 1979-07-17

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Publications

Introducing Ancient Glass (2012-04) illustrated, p. 21;
Shaping Colour Density, Light and Form in solid Glass Sculpture (2012) illustrated, p. 48, fig. 9; BIB# 131009
Glass: A Short History (The British Museum edition) (2012) illustrated, p. 20;
Glass: A Short History (Smithsonian Books edition) (2012) illustrated, p. 20; BIB# 130360
Corning Museum of Glass 60 Years (2011) illustrated, p. 13, top center;
Glass, Knocking at the Door of Art (2010) illustrated, pp. 18-19; BIB# 115616
Seramik ve cam materyallerin sanat objelerinde birlikte kullanim olanaklarinin arastirilmasi (2010) illustrated, p. 26, #22; BIB# 120382
The Corning Museum of Glass (2009-03) illustrated, p. 10;
Corning Museum of Glass (2009-01) illustrated, p. 4; BIB# 109342
The Corning Museum of Glass (2009-01) illustrated, p. 233, Fig. 3;
Mirror Palaces (Palazzi di Specchio) (2008) illustrated, p. 111 (right); BIB# 107172
Frabel: Excellence in Glass Art (2007) illustrated, p. 31; BIB# 100291
Through Glass Objects and Poems (Atraves Do Vidro: Objetos E Poemas) (2006) illustrated, p. 22; BIB# 106729
Historie du Verre: L'Antiquite (2005) illustrated, p. 36; BIB# 76552
Glass in Art, History, and Science at The Corning Museum of Glass (2003) illustrated, p. 71, no. 22;
The Gather (2003) p. 6;
The Other Side of the Looking Glass. The Glass Body and Its Metaphors (2003) illustrated, p. 5; BIB# 77986
Richards Complete Bible Dictionary (2002) illustrated, p. 331, #10; BIB# 73428
The Corning Museum of Glass, A Guide to the Collections (2001) (2001) illustrated, p. 10; BIB# 68214
Beauty of Glass (2000) illustrated, p. 18; BIB# 77736
The Magic of Ceramics (2000) illustrated, p. 25, 2-4; BIB# 63974
Uncovering treasures in the Empire State (1999) p. 131 top;
An Introduction to The Corning Museum of Glass (1999) pp. 9-12; ill., p. 9;
Mankind, the Arts and Glass (1998) illustrated, p. 48; BIB# 101632
Lobmeyr 1823: Helles Glas un klares Licht (1998) illustrated, p. 188; BIB# 58172
Enciclopedia Dell'Arte Antica, classica e orientale (1997) illustrated, p. 1023, fig. 1298;
The dictionary of art (1996) illustrated, p. 58 (fig. 108); BIB# 40208
Understanding Art (1995) illustrated, p. 213; BIB# 108149
From Grains of Sand (1995) illustrated, p. 25;
The Corning Museum of Glass, Curators' Choice (1995) illustrated, #1; BIB# 36655
Art You Can See Through. The Corning Museum of Glass (1994) p. 14;
Glass Capturing the Dance of Light (1993) illustrated, p. 45;
The Corning Museum of Glass and the Finger Lakes Region (1993) illustrated, p. 3, #7; pp. 8-9, #12; BIB# 35681
The Revell Concise Bible Dictionary (1991) illustrated, p. 190; BIB# 65504
History of Glass Crafts (1990-07) p. 44;
The Revell Bible dictionary (1990) illustrated, p. 331 #10; BIB# 65501
A Short History of Glass (1990 edition) (1990) illustrated, pp. 16-17, #2; BIB# 33211
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History From The Corning Museum of Glass (1990) illustrated, pp. 20-21, pl. 2; BIB# 33819
L'Histoire du Verre: A Travers Les Tresors du Musee de Corning (1990) illustrated, p. 54; p. 56;
Stained Glass: Jewels of Light (1988) illustrated, p. 14; BIB# 59584
Glass and Ophthalmic Optics (1988) illustrated, p. 4; BIB# 65467
Traum in Glas: Episoden und Gedichte um einem faszinierende Stoff (1988) cover; BIB# 24732
Glas: Unterhaltsamer Streifzug durch Geschichte und Gegenwart eines faszinierende Stoffes (1988) p. 42, ill.; BIB# 33564
Special Report: The Corning Glass Center (1985) p. 9;
Title Unknown (SPAN) (1981-05) illustrated, inside cover;
After the Flood (1980-07) illustrated, pp. 20-23;
Recent Important Acquisitions, 22 (1980) illustrated, cover, frontispiece;
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 1979 (1980) illustrated, p. 2-3;
Masterpieces of Glass : A World History from The Corning Museum of Glass (1980) pp. 20-21, pl. 2; BIB# 20953
Le Nouveau Musee du verre a Corning (1980) illustrated, pp. 52-59, #2;
A Short History of Glass (1980 edition) (1980) illustrated, pp. 12-13, #2; BIB# 21161
A Unique Royal Head (1979) illustrated, pp. 8-16, figs. 1-4;
Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) opp. title page; cover; BIB# 29547

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