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Inlay: Head of a King
380–246 BCE
(332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)
Overall: 4.4 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
James Parmelee Fund 1966.370
Location: 107 Egyptian
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Most Egyptian inlays are made of glass or faience, a type of ceramic, not precious or semiprecious stone like jasper.Description
This miniature carved stone profile depicts a left-facing Egyptian king. The inlay was once part of a larger scene, with a cutaway on the king’s head clearly leaving room for an Egyptian crown and the neckline for a traditional broad collar. It is skillfully carved and made from red jasper, a semiprecious stone. The naturalistic handling of the cheeks and mouth date this inlay to the Ptolemaic period. An inlay such as this would have been set into a chest, throne, or even a royal coffin.- Said to be from Edfu
- “Annual Report for 1966.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 54, no. 6 (1967): 159–97. Mentioned and reproduced: p.165 www.jstor.org“Recent Important Acquisitions: MADE BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.” Journal of Glass Studies 10 (1968): 180–90. Reproduced: p. 180, Mentioned: p. 181 www.jstor.orgCooney, John D. “Intaglios, Cameos, and Related Works.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 55, no. 4 (1968): 113–19. Mentioned: p. 117-118. Reproduced: p. 117. www.jstor.orgBerman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 494; Mentioned: p. 494-5
- Year in Review: 1967. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).CMA, 29 November-31 December 1967, Year in Review, cat.: CMA Bulletin 54, no. 10 (December 1967), no. 1
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