Kneeling Female Figure
CultureEgyptian
DatePtolemaic-Roman Period, 3rd century B.C. - 1st century A.D., 299 B.C.-99 A.D.
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Board of Trustees in honor of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. on his 75th birthday.
Object number84.172
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_, p. 170.
