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Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 107, no. 54c.
For another red glass face inlay, cf. E.M. Stern and B. Schick-Nolte, Early Glass of the Ancient World, 1600 B.C.-A.D. 50, Ernesto Wolf Collection, Ostfildern, 1994, p. 142, no. 11). The throne back of Tutankhamun, with inlaid relief scenes of the pharaoh and his queen, shows the widespread use of glass inlays in this period (Cairo Museum, JE 62028).
The red glass inlay of the pharaoh's body might suggest his earthly functions, whereas the blue might suggest his celestial functions.
Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 107, no. 54c.
For another red glass face inlay, cf. E.M. Stern and B. Schick-Nolte, Early Glass of the Ancient World, 1600 B.C.-A.D. 50, Ernesto Wolf Collection, Ostfildern, 1994, p. 142, no. 11). The throne back of Tutankhamun, with inlaid relief scenes of the pharaoh and his queen, shows the widespread use of glass inlays in this period (Cairo Museum, JE 62028).
The red glass inlay of the pharaoh's body might suggest his earthly functions, whereas the blue might suggest his celestial functions.