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Catalogue

446. Inlay in the Form of a Leg

Accession Number 2003.153
Dimensions H. 4.1, W. foot 2.1, W. leg 3.9, Th. 0.8 cm; Wt. 4.93 g
Date Thirtieth Dynasty to early Ptolemaic period, fourth–third centuries BCE
Production Area Egypt
Material Dark blue glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Cast
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Condition

Broken; some pitting and iridescence.

Description

Part of a nude god or pharaoh inlay. Leg and foot striding to the right. The leg is broken at the knee. Cast to display some details of anatomy, like the rendering of the musculature and the toes. Sides and back are smooth.

Comments and Comparanda

On Pharaonic Egyptian glass inlays in general, see comments on cat. 442. For direct comparanda, see , pp. 242–243, no. 702, plate 33; Brooklyn Museum, 05.391; , p. 377, no. 602.

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. 30, no. 33.

Exhibitions

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

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