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Catalogue

445. Inlay in the Form of a Leg

Accession Number 2003.152
Dimensions H. 5.9, W. foot 4.2, W. leg 5.5, Th. 1.0 cm; Wt. 16.32 g
Date Thirtieth Dynasty to early Ptolemaic period, fourth–third centuries BCE
Production Area Egypt
Material Opaque turquoise glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Cast
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Condition

Broken; some pitting.

Description

Leg and foot striding to the right. The leg is broken below the knee. Rendering of the anatomy is not detailed. Sides are smooth, back is rough. Above the knee is a beveled end. The opaque turquoise color, similar to the blue of lapis lazuli, indicates that it was representing the leg of a god.

Comments and Comparanda

On Pharaonic Egyptian glass inlays in general, see comments on cat. 442. For comparanda, see cat. 446.

Provenance

By 1974–1988, Erwin Oppenländer, 1901–1988 (Waiblingen, Germany), by inheritance to his son, Gert Oppenländer, 1988; 1988–2003, Gert Oppenländer (Waiblingen, Germany), sold to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003

Bibliography

, p. 27, no. 32.

, pp. 16, 20, fig. 9.

Exhibitions

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity (Malibu, 2009–2010)

Gläser der Antike: Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer (Hamburg and Cologne, 1974–1975)