Inlay in the Form of a Winged Scarabeus with Falcon Head

• Medium: Glass
• Geographical Location: Saqqara, Egypt
• Dates: ca. 525-30 B.C.E.
• Period: Late Period-Ptolemaic Period
• Dimensions: 15/16 x 1 11/16 x 3/16 in. (2.4 x 4.3 x 0.4 cm)
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, EXHIBITION-3, ECAMEA-3G81
• Accession Number: 37.1134E
• Image: "West Wing gallery 8 installation", CUR.37.1134E_wwg8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2008

Catalogue Description:
Glass inlay representing, in relief, a winged falcon-headed scarab. The falcon’s face is made of opaque white glass; the rest of the piece of translucent dark blue glass. The modelling of the piece, made in a n open mold, is quite detailed. Condition: Good.