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Inlays and Shrine Elements
These inlays are part of a large group of monochromatic and mosaic glass inlays purchased together in 1921. They likely come from a wooden shrine that once housed the figure of an Egyptian god. The shrine would have been densely inlaid with figural, hieroglyphic, and ornamental glass elements such as the ones displayed here. A number of pieces from this group are also on view in Gallery 134, in a re-imagined scene meant to illustrates the type of decoration that might have adorned one of these shrines.
For more on these inlays, see 21.2.2-related.
For more on these inlays, see 21.2.2-related.
Artwork Details
- Title: Inlays and Shrine Elements
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Date: 380–30 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Glass, cupreous metal
- Dimensions: various measurements for group
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.2.2-related-2
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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380–30 B.C.
380–30 B.C.
380–30 B.C.
380–30 B.C.
380–30 B.C.
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