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Egypto-Roman. <em>Medallion</em>, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view03.jpg)
Egypto-Roman. Medallion, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view03.jpg)
Egypto-Roman. <em>Medallion</em>, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view03.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Medallion, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view03.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. <em>Medallion</em>, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view04.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Medallion, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view04.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. <em>Medallion</em>, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view01.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Medallion, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view01.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. <em>Medallion</em>, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view02.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Medallion, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view02.jpg)

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Medallion

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Egypto-Roman
MEDIUM Glass
  • Reportedly From: Benha, Egypt
    • DATES 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E.
    PERIOD Early Roman Period (possibly)
    DIMENSIONS 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.158
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Colorless glass medallion. Oval, slanting from front to back. Decorated in high relief with female (?) head in profile to left on cross-hatched ground. Hair combed in roll around head. Ringlets falling on shoulder. Condition: Large chip at top and base, otherwise good.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Egypto-Roman. Medallion, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view03.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.16.158_view03.jpg., 2018
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    Egypto-Roman. <em>Medallion</em>, 30 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Glass, 1 1/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in. (2.8 × 2.3 × 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.158_view03.jpg)

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