New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Male Torso

CultureEgyptian

DatePtolemaic-Roman Period, 3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D., 299 B.C.-99 A.D.

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Board of Trustees in honor of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. on his 75th birthday.

Object number84.169

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-1, Case 1

Label TextEgypt Male Face, Eye Inlay, Male Torso, Kneeling Female Figure, Probably 3rd century-1st century B.C. Cast glass; ground, polished Gift of the Board of Trustees in Honor of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. on his 75th birthday 84.168, 84.170, 84.169, 84.172 These objects were cast in open molds and finished by cutting, grinding and polishing-- techniques familiar to stone and gem carvers. They were used as inlays for household furniture, wooden coffins, and religious shrines. Glass inlays were used alongside or in place of semiprecious stones such as lapis lazuli, turquoise and jasper. Published ReferencesGoldstein, _Pre-Roman & Early Roman Glass int he Corning Museum of Glass_, pp. 168, #448.