Molded Amulet of 'Ba'-Bird
Date: Late 19th or first decade of 20th century
Dimensions:
H: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Max W: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Probably Egypt
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1923.230
DescriptionPlaque, probably simulating an amulet. Upperside convex; underside flat but uneven. Randomly streaked in blue, opaque turquoise blue, opaque red, opaque white, and opaque yellow. On the upper surface, the molded figure of the Egyptian deity Ba, the animated soul, with a bird's body and a human head, in profile facing right. Mold-pressed polychrome mosaic glass; cast in an open, one-piece mold.
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