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Right Eye from an Anthropoid Coffin from the Brooklyn Museum
As described by The Brooklyn Museum:
"Egyptians described their gods as having gold skin and lapis-lazuli hair, eyebrows, and eyelids. Thus, the colorful glass of this eye imitates the costly blue stone, implying that the deceased passed all the…
"Egyptians described their gods as having gold skin and lapis-lazuli hair, eyebrows, and eyelids. Thus, the colorful glass of this eye imitates the costly blue stone, implying that the deceased passed all the…
Lapis lazuli Scarab from The Penn Museum
A uninscribed Lapis lazuli scarab from Thebes, Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian Foundation Offering in Fish Form from Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesit
As described by Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesit:
"Grundsteinbeigaben sind seit der frühdynastischen – womöglich auch schon seit der prädynastischen Zeit – bekannt und wurden…
"Grundsteinbeigaben sind seit der frühdynastischen – womöglich auch schon seit der prädynastischen Zeit – bekannt und wurden…
Ancient Egyptian Pectoral from Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
As described by Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz:
"Pektorale sind an einer Halskette auf der Brust getragene Amuletttäfelchen mit den Bildern von Gottheiten. Sie haben in der Regel…
"Pektorale sind an einer Halskette auf der Brust getragene Amuletttäfelchen mit den Bildern von Gottheiten. Sie haben in der Regel…
Egyptian Inlays and Shrine Elements from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
As described by the Metropolitan Museum of Art:
"This fanciful arrangement indicates the range of a group of fine glass inlays and shrine elements that were purchased together. Included are monochromatic figural elements (human or divine),…
"This fanciful arrangement indicates the range of a group of fine glass inlays and shrine elements that were purchased together. Included are monochromatic figural elements (human or divine),…
Glass Spindle Bottle with Handle from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
As described by The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
"Egyptian glass vessels were often modeled after vessels originally made in other materials. This slender flask of turquoise glass was copied from an imported pottery "spindle bottle" of the type…
"Egyptian glass vessels were often modeled after vessels originally made in other materials. This slender flask of turquoise glass was copied from an imported pottery "spindle bottle" of the type…