Inlay in the Form of Nephthys Kneeling, 343–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 1/16 x 11/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1127E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1127E_37.1127E_GRPA_cropped.jpg)
Inlay in the Form of Nephthys Kneeling, 343–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 1/16 x 11/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1127E. 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)
Inlay in the Form of Nephthys Kneeling
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
343–30 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 27, or later
PERIOD
Persian Period or Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS
1 1/16 x 11/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.1127E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Glass inlay representing, in relief (rear surface flat), a goddess kneeling with her left hand on her thigh, and her right hand on her face in a gesture of mourning. The goddess who faces left wears a striated tripartite wig. On the top of her head is a break which is probably the remains of a throne or “neb”- basket which would have identified her as Isis or Nephthys. This emblem and the wig were and are a deep opaque blue; the rest of the figure is a medium blue-green opaque glass.
Condition: Worn and incrustations in hollows.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Inlay in the Form of Nephthys Kneeling, 343–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 1/16 x 11/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1127E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1127E_37.1127E_GRPA_cropped.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.37.1127E_37.1127E_GRPA_cropped.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2011
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