Amulet
Date: Late 19th or first decade of 20th century
Dimensions:
H: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Probably Egypt
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1923.211
DescriptionSquare plaque, 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 a mummy being carried on the back of a bull, facing left; the bull stands on a raised plinth. In the background, a grazing donkey. Low relief of opaque glass of various shades; melted together, cast in an open, one-piece mold.
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