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Vase with Three Handles 37.340E_SL1.jpg
As described by the Brooklyn Museum:
" Some of the finest works of New Kingdom glass were made under Akhenaten, perhaps under the inspiration of Asiatic glassmakers living in Egypt. Vessels such as this example were shaped around a sandy core and…

Eye Brooklyn Museum.jpg
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…

FS Glass.jpg
Blue and white glass ornamental object, possibly an ear stud from New Kingdom, Egypt.

Pektoral Fayence und Glas.jpg
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…

Inlays and Shrine Elements MET.jpg
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),…

Amenhotep III Glass Vase MET.jpg
As described by The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
"This core-formed glass vase was assembled from fragments found at the palace of Amenhotep III at Malqata during the Museum's excavations at the site. A large amount of waste glass as well as glass…

Spindle Bottle with Handle Glass MET.jpg
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"Egyptian glass vessels were often modeled after vessels originally made in other materials.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…
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