Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Inlay of a Falcon
1450-730 BCE (New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period)
dark blue glass
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The inlay represents a falcon depicted without many details. Glass was used in Egypt not before the Thutmosidic Period. This piece is somewhat crude and may either belong to one of the first test examples or was created by an inexperienced glass maker.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1982 | 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 3/8 x W: 1 3/16 x D: 1/8 in. (3.54 x 3.08 x 0.34 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.179