About this artwork
This half face of a woman or theatrical mask was made from a bundle of dozens of colorful glass rods that were fused together. The resulting bar or cane of glass was then heated and stretched out, thereby miniaturizing the pattern. Slices of the cane were placed in symmetrical pairs to form a complete face. Such inlays embellished furniture, boxes, and household shrines to the gods.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of Africa
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Culture
- Ancient Egyptian
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Title
- Fragment of an Inlay Depicting a Theater Mask
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Place
- Egypt (Object made in)
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Date
- 100 BCE–100 CE
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Medium
- Glass, mosaic glass technique
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Dimensions
- 3.6 × 1.4 × 0.4 cm (1 7/16 × 9/16 × 1/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
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Reference Number
- 1894.783
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/132070/manifest.json