Inlay head of a king
305–30 B.C.
FindspotSaid to be from, near Medinet Gurob, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueOpaque blue glass
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 2 x 1.5 x .5 cm (13/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Horace L. Mayer
Accession number1973.653
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Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
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ProvenanceMay 1945, probably among the glass fragments said to have been found about 12 miles southeast of Medinet Gurob, Egypt, by Robert Gordon Faudree [see note 1]; 1959, sold by Faudree to Horace L. Mayer (b. 1899 - d. 1968), Williamstown, MA [see note 2]; to his widow, Florence Ellen Mayer, Williamstown; 1973, gift of Mrs. Mayer to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 9, 1974)
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Faudree of July 6, 1959. [2] First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on October 30, 1959 (loan no. 52.59).
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Faudree of July 6, 1959. [2] First lent by Horace L. Mayer to the MFA on October 30, 1959 (loan no. 52.59).
10 B.C–A.D. 0
99–84 B.C.
99–84 B.C.
99–84 B.C.
Amenirnas, 99–84 B.C.
Amenirnas, 99–84 B.C.
Amenirnas, 99–84 B.C.
Amenirnas, 99–84 B.C.
