<em>Inlay of a Mourning Woman, Probably Nephthys</em>, 525–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (4.1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1156E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1156E_37.1127E_GRPA_cropped.jpg)

Inlay of a Mourning Woman, Probably Nephthys, 525–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (4.1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1156E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1156E_37.1127E_GRPA_cropped.jpg)

Inlay of a Mourning Woman, Probably Nephthys, 525–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (4.1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1156E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1127E_37.1128E_37.1129E_37.1130E_37.1136E_37.1137E_37.1153E_37.1156E_37.1280E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

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Inlay of a Mourning Woman, Probably Nephthys

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Glass

Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt

DATES 525–30 B.C.E.

DYNASTY Dynasty 27, or later

PERIOD Persian Period or Ptolemaic Period

DIMENSIONS 1 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (4.1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1156E

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Pale blue opaque glass inlay representing, in relief (rear surface is flat), a standing goddess, facing left. The goddess wears a tight dress, lappet wig, and broad collar. Her left hand is extended forwards past her body at hip level; her right hand is help to her forehead in a gesture of mourning. Condition: Broken into pieces (still apart) just above the knees; dark incrustation on obverse.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Inlay of a Mourning Woman, Probably Nephthys, 525–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (4.1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1156E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1156E_37.1127E_GRPA_cropped.jpg)

IMAGE overall, CUR.37.1156E_37.1127E_GRPA_cropped.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2011

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