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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Circular Dish

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Circular Dish

To create mosaic glass, Egyptian artisans fused slices of colored glass rods in a two-part mold and then polished the surface. Of the few examples that survive from antiquity, most come from the palace of Amunhotep III at Malkata, where the king sponsored royal workshops. The coloring on this example, which is the largest and best preserved of its type, is probably meant to imitate red granite.

Medium: Glass
Place Made: Egypt
Dates: ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E.
Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty
Period: New Kingdom
Dimensions: 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (1.8 x 10.5 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 48.162
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 48.162_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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